The Nomadic Peoples of Ching Shih is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by Ching Shih with an even hand, and remarkable for its suspicion of poets. The hard-working population of 3.179 billion Ching Shihians 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 prioritizes Education, although Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare are also considered important. The average income tax rate is 19.4%.

The Ching Shihian economy, worth 151 trillion Silvers a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Door-to-door Insurance Sales industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Gambling. Average income is 47,545 Silvers, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.7 times as much as the poorest.

Ching Shih has just been declared ruler of Ching Shih in an international press conference, Chinese folk religion has been named as Ching Shih's national religion, 4-year-olds studying for their mathematics exams are anxious that they will be unemployable in adulthood if they fail, and students abandon classrooms for online education. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ching Shih's national animal is the Shark and its national religion is Chinese folk religion.

Ching Shih is ranked 205,351^st in the world and 51^st in China for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 293.44 on the Gilded Widget Scale.