The Holy Empire of Shatki is a mammoth, efficient nation, ruled by Ivan I The Great with an iron fist, and renowned for its vat-grown people, otherworldly petting zoo, and aversion to nipples. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 7.9 billion Shatkoviteses are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Shatki. The average income tax rate is 97.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Shatkian economy, worth a remarkable 3,297 trillion Rubles a year, is broadly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Retail. Average income is an amazing 417,406 Rubles, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The road to capitalism has proved an epic drama of adventure and exploration, in life full of care there is no time to stop and stare, elderly citizens regularly buy posh multimillion-Ruble mansions, and CEOs are forced to cut coupons during important conference calls to make ends meet. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Shatki's national animal is the Deer, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Scientific Atheism.

Shatki is ranked 742^nd in the world and 1^st in The Invaders for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 11,592.68 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.