The Ricky Spanish of Shibutani is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Sir Daniel with an even hand, and renowned for its aversion to nipples, daily referendums, and zero percent divorce rate. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 5.194 billion Shibutanians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of MAYA. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 56.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Shibutanian economy, worth a remarkable 1,904 trillion dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 366,725 dollars, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,181,409 per year while the poor average 86,157, a ratio of 13.7 to 1.

Acute politicians deride opposition members for being obtuse, the upper class have been throwing riots after hunting was recently banned, sanitary products are sold in brown paper at hairdressers' salons, and political scientists despair as the national mascot election eclipses all others in voter enthusiasm. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Shibutani's national animal is the Zombie, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is The Church of the Cosmic Skull.

Shibutani is ranked 22,592^nd in the world and 1,305^th in The North Pacific for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 5,854.28 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.