The Imperial State of Shark-istan is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Robert I with an iron fist, and notable for its closed borders, unlimited-speed roads, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 15.4 billion Citizens are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The tiny, corrupt, moralistic, pro-business, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Defense, although Law & Order and Industry are also considered important, while Environment and Social Policy aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Gracidaea. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Imperial economy, worth a remarkable 7,121 trillion Credits a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Information Technology, and Uranium Mining. Average income is an amazing 462,459 Credits, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 3,021,343 per year while the poor average 27,916, a ratio of 108 to 1.

Political speeches always take place at sunset to a background of patriotic power ballads, the navy is chrome-plating its battleships to prevent rust, major archaeological findings are frequently bulldozed to make way for new buildings, and family trees become bare as entire branches are lopped off. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, despite the fact that it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many laws. Shark-istan's national animal is the Great white shark, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is the church of 4chan.

Shark-istan is ranked 15,578^th in the world and 1^st in Gracidaea for Lowest Crime Rates, with 93.62 law-abiding acts per hour.