The Greater Empire of Shintoese is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Emperor Saka-Nushuzumi with an even hand, and renowned for its public floggings, zero percent divorce rate, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, devout population of 2.307 billion Shintoese are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Akishi Metropolis. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 68.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Shintoese economy, worth 407 trillion Yen a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Retail. Black market activity is extensive. Average income is an impressive 176,487 Yen, with the richest citizens earning 6.7 times as much as the poorest.

Police are trained in using their steel-capped boots as a tool of law enforcement, the slowest students feel vaguely targeted by their Mendelian Inheritance coursework, a popular artist is claiming that a raw steak with a dog turd on it is a portrait of Emperor Saka-Nushuzumi, and the state aims to prevent terrorism by committing acts of terror against suspected aggressors. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Shintoese's national animal is the Green Pheasant, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Shinbutsu-shūgō.

Shintoese is ranked 15,789^th in the world and 410^th in the South Pacific for Most Efficient Economies, scoring 99.99 on the Krugman-Greenspan Business Outlook Index.