The Songs of Shym is a colossal, safe nation, remarkable for its burgeoning caméléon population. The hard-working, democratic, devout population of 9.978 billion Shymians 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 Defense, Spirituality, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 25.9%.

The Shymian economy, worth 441 trillion euros a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Furniture Restoration, and Information Technology. Average income is 44,227 euros, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.2 times as much as the poorest.

Shym has designated Shym City as its capital city, Animal Liberationists are regularly arrested, a major religion has been named as Shym's national religion, and Leader has just been declared ruler of Shym in an international press conference. Crime is almost non-existent, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Shym's national animal is the caméléon.

Shym is ranked 190,914^th in the world and 15^th in Concert for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -2 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.