The Republic of Shenandoah is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by President Turner Ashby with a fair hand, and notable for its compulsory military service. The hard-working, democratic population of 1.318 billion Shenandoans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The tiny, outspoken government prioritizes Welfare, with Education, Healthcare, and Defense also on the agenda, while Environment and Social Policy aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Winchester. The average income tax rate is 9.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Shenandoan economy, worth 73.0 trillion dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Information Technology, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 55,368 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

President Turner Ashby has just been declared ruler of Shenandoah in an international press conference, Shenandoah has designated Winchester as its capital city, Winchester's back alleys are rife with sausage eating, and parents seeking custody have to write a five-thousand word analysis of their child's imaginary friend. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent. Shenandoah's national animal is the falcon and its national religion is Christianity.

Shenandoah is ranked 250,579^th in the world and 37^th in Dixie for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring zero on the Gilded Widget Scale.