The Empire of Shohun is a huge, safe nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, frequent executions, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 769 million Shohunese are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The relatively small, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order and Industry also on the agenda, while Spirituality and Social Policy receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sorohun. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 15.2%.

The powerhouse Shohunian economy, worth 72.7 trillion Was a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Information Technology. Average income is 94,534 Was, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 349,169 per year while the poor average 18,048, a ratio of 19.3 to 1.

Women complaining about lack of opportunity are told to "man up", telling someone to 'break a leg' is considered a criminal inducement to self harm, the consent form for routine blood pressure measurement has been nominated for the 'Novel Of The Year' award, and holiday light displays just aren't the same without seizure-inducing strobe effects. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Shohun's national animal is the Lion, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Shohun is ranked 96,800^th in the world and 2,235^th in The East Pacific for Most Influential, scoring 272 on the Soft Power Disbursement Rating.