The Traurigkeit of Die Frau ohne Schatten is a gargantuan, safe nation, notable for its enslaved workforce, frequent executions, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 32.07 billion Fraus are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The relatively small, moralistic, pro-business, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Die Frau ohne Schatten economy, worth a remarkable 3,456 trillion Marks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is an impressive 107,771 Marks, with the richest citizens earning 8.1 times as much as the poorest.

The children of Die Frau ohne Schatten are often remarked upon for their cheery attitude to extreme violence, the workforce is almost entirely made up of slave labour, the government regularly hires contractors to construct high rise apartments, and a crusade against barbaric religious practices has begun. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force. Die Frau ohne Schatten's national animal is the Schatten, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Die Frau ohne Schatten is ranked 69,806^th in the world and 6^th in The Respected Realms for Lowest Crime Rates, with 70.08 law-abiding acts per hour.