The Colony of Shadowville Tropical Isles is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Jay Myers with a fair hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, otherworldly petting zoo, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, cheerful population of 5.717 billion Atlanteans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, corrupt, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Shadowville. The average income tax rate is 82.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Atlantean economy, worth a remarkable 1,285 trillion Silver Certificates a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Retail. Black market activity is frequent. Average income is an amazing 224,803 Silver Certificates, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Artists are pillars of society, hedge fund managers are diversifying into herbaceous borders, citizens are regularly found digging for treasure in their gardens, and Cat is one of the most popular forenames in Shadowville Tropical Isles. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Shadowville Tropical Isles's national animal is the cat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Christianity.

Shadowville Tropical Isles is ranked 24,201^st in the world and 12^th in Shadowville for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring 1,051.83 on the Clooney Contribution Index.