The Colony of University of Shadowville is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by Jay Myers with a fair hand, and notable for its pith helmet sales, irreverence towards religion, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 1.216 billion Atlanteans 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 Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Shadowville. The average income tax rate is 20.7%.

The all-consuming Atlantean economy, worth 124 trillion Silver Certificates a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Tourism, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is an impressive 102,226 Silver Certificates, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.5 times as much as the poorest.

Motorists must pay to enter inner-cities during peak hours, the nation has welcomed its expats back with open arms, drills and shovels have been banned as the government cracks down on any means of fracking, and paranoid museum guards keep a lookout for any animated displays attempting to escape the premises after dark. Crime is almost non-existent. University of Shadowville's national animal is the cat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Christianity.

University of Shadowville is ranked 114,753^rd in the world and 47^th in Shadowville for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring 147.47 on the Clooney Contribution Index.