The Oasis of Moonlight Shadow is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, renowned for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, prohibition of alcohol, and daily referendums. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, humorless population of 45.223 billion lunatics live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, corrupt, liberal, outspoken government, or what there is of one, is primarily concerned with Education, although Environment is also considered important, while Social Policy and Welfare are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ghettosburg. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient lunatic economy, worth an astonishing 10,197 trillion leaves a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Cheese Exports, and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 225,500 leaves, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 751,792 per year while the poor average 50,360, a ratio of 14.9 to 1.

It's often raining men (hallelujah) in Ghettosburg, students consistently complain that the wi-fi ate their homework, animal liberationists receive government funding to break into animal research labs, and literature classes frequently go on field trips to rock concerts. Crime is totally unknown. Moonlight Shadow's national animal is the armed bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Moonlight Shadow is ranked 53,721^st in the world and 9^th in The Moon for Most Corrupt Governments, with 35.18 kickbacks per hour.