The Queendom of Tsumugi Shiraishi is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its keen interest in outer space and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, democratic population of 4.024 billion Tsumugi Shiraishians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 16.1%.

The Tsumugi Shiraishian economy, worth 185 trillion yen a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Soda Sales industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Pizza Delivery, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 46,067 yen, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.5 times as much as the poorest.

The hardest thing for a mining operation to dig through is government red tape, the Finance Ministry posts hourly updates on where taxpayer money is spent, billions of yen are being poured into a space program, and balaclava manufacturers are held criminally culpable for bank heists. Crime is relatively low. Tsumugi Shiraishi's national animal is the arctic hare, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Tsumugi Shiraishi is ranked 157,279^th in the world and 1,582^nd in Ambition for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 504.3 on the Gilded Widget Scale.