The Colony of Shots1 is a huge, safe nation, notable for its irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed population of 897 million Shots1ians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 24.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Shots1ian economy, worth 34.2 trillion ddddds a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Retail, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 38,132 ddddds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, TV shows must meet strict ethnicity quotas, and the government recently donated a surfboard to an impoverished family in a landlocked region. Crime is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Shots1's national animal is the dddd, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Shots1 is ranked 262,239^th in the world and 4,116^th in eta for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -7.75 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.