The State of Shinhye is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by the Governor with a fair hand, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, democratic population of 11.696 billion Shinhyeans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The minute, liberal government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Westminster. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 6.6%.

The strong Shinhyean economy, worth 664 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is fairly diversified and led by the Door-to-door Insurance Sales industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 56,828 betales, with the richest citizens earning 6.2 times as much as the poorest.

Extreme political groups are outlawed, surveillance cameras are banned, Shinhye has designated Westminster as its capital city, and The Governor has just been declared ruler of Shinhye in an international press conference. Crime is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Shinhye's national animal is the deer, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Shinhye is ranked 55,830^th in the world and 2^nd in Alhambra for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 4,267.58 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.