The Dominion of Outer Shenendoah is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Pawpaw Appalachia with an even hand, and remarkable for its digital currency, smutty television, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, hard-working population of 1.038 billion Outer Shenendoahians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tom's Brook. The average income tax rate is 58.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Outer Shenendoahian economy, worth 134 trillion shiny sea shells a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Retail. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 129,773 shiny sea shells, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

Whenever pilots have to bail out the government bails out their company, immigrants who carry knives on them are presumed to be chefs, the government is lending a hand to private industry, and not even good behaviour will get transgender inmates any special perks. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Outer Shenendoah's national animal is the Grey Wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is The Church of the Eternal Grey Wolf.

Outer Shenendoah is ranked 20,012^th in the world and 917^th in The North Pacific for Highest Average Incomes, with 129,773.49 Standard Monetary Units.