The Fair duchy of Shkolalia is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Socialist duke Hans III with an even hand, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, anti-smoking policies, and ban on automobiles. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 10.031 billion Sholalians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of O'frit palace. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Shkolalian economy, worth a remarkable 2,287 trillion shkolalian digipounds a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is extremely specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 227,994 shkolalian digipounds, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government regularly hires contractors to construct high rise apartments, the nation has nearly as many history museums as Sholalians, all statues and paintings of dogs are being destroyed to avoid offending cat-lovers, and the wearing and manufacture of fur apparel is banned. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Shkolalia's national animal is the shkolian angel peacock, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is sho sho macreaminist.

Shkolalia is ranked 291,025^th in the world and 210^th in Democratic Socialist Assembly for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -40.45 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.