The Republic of Shibutani II is a gargantuan, efficient nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, sprawling nuclear power plants, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 11.385 billion Shibutani IIians 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, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 71.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Shibutani IIian economy, worth a remarkable 2,594 trillion dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 227,930 dollars, with the richest citizens earning 8.7 times as much as the poorest.

Politicians have to be granted day-release from prison to speak on bills, agricultural employees work for peanuts, antique comic book collectors are disappointed to hear that their treasures are worth exactly as little as their mothers said they were, and surrogate mothers are encouraged to refer to their wombs as 'rental space'. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Shibutani II's national animal is the zombie, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Shibutani II is ranked 238,165^th in the world and 68^th in New Bilderberg Group for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -6.69 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.