The Republic of Shark Pit is a titanic, efficient nation, notable for its zero percent divorce rate, daily referendums, and public floggings. The hard-nosed, devout population of 12.555 billion Shark Pitians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized, corrupt, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 69.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Shark Pitian economy, worth a remarkable 1,903 trillion Coconuts a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Basket Weaving, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 151,588 Coconuts, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

Leisure is a crime in ski towns, Shark Pit's fine wines are renowned throughout the region, throwing a sickie is a serious crime, and Shark Pit City consists only of government buildings and the mansions of government janitors. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Shark Pit's national animal is the Sea Cucumber, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Shark Pit is ranked 47,003^rd in the world and 197^th in The grimy backyard of Bigej for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 2,048.05 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.