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The Kingdom of Shabandra is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Lord High Veryon Baylin with a fair hand, and remarkable for its complete lack of prisons, smutty television, and multi-spousal wedding ceremonies. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 10.344 billion Shabandran's hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, corrupt, liberal government prioritizes Defense, with Industry, Education, and Law & Order also on the agenda, while International Aid and Spirituality are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hemlock. The average income tax rate is 91.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Shabandran economy, worth a remarkable 1,358 trillion Obsidian Coins a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, highly specialized black market in Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, Basket Weaving, and Book Publishing. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 131,309 Obsidian Coins, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Politicians are fired for opening subjective statements with "I believe", pranking is an art form, survivors of the Great Internet Flame War often recount horror stories of banhammers and DOS attacks, and offering a builder a cup of tea is a legal minefield. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Shabandra's national animal is the Swordfish, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is Paganism.

Shabandra is ranked 303,874^th in the world and 149^th in Aspen for Most Secular, with 4.53 Atheism Rate.