The Republic of Shelopuginsky District is a huge, safe nation, notable for its frequent executions, parental licensing program, and stringent health and safety legislation. The cynical population of 536 million Shelopuginsky Districtians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 49.7%.

The powerhouse Shelopuginsky Districtian economy, worth 46.0 trillion Ducats a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Tourism. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 85,897 Ducats, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.5 times as much as the poorest.

Understaffed slavers offer highballs when asked to 'pass the screwdriver' during household maintenance, only those who apply can study applied maths, diaper ads feature vertically-challenged adults wearing bootees, and travelers often bring empty plastic bottles on Air Shelopuginsky District flights to avoid the pay lavatories. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Shelopuginsky District's national animal is the Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Shelopuginsky District is ranked 269,389^th in the world and 856^th in Novaya Zemlya for Largest Populations, with 536 million capita.