The Empire of Sheng is a titanic, cultured nation, ruled by Grand Empress Xiang with an iron fist, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and zero percent divorce rate. The compassionate, hard-working, cynical population of 16.273 billion Chinese 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 relatively small, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Yong'an. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 8.6%.

The strong Chinese economy, worth a remarkable 1,150 trillion Wu Zhus a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Automobile Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Gambling. Average income is 70,680 Wu Zhus, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 221,105 per year while the poor average 17,330, a ratio of 12.8 to 1.

Insanely good theatre productions face government censorship, nude art is becoming wildly popular, belligerent citizens shoot at passing clouds for 'violating their airspace', and preschools put children down for naps with milk, cookies, and a gruesome story of vengeance. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Sheng's national animal is the Celestial Dragon, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is Daoism.

Sheng is ranked 281,872^nd in the world and 11^th in Nova Asiana for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 8.6 Effective Tax Rate.