The Matriarchy of Shyshaeian Nation is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its zero percent divorce rate, daily referendums, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, devout population of 703 million Sapphirans are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Environment, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Grand Citadel of the Shygem. The average income tax rate is 66.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Sapphiran economy, worth 55.6 trillion sapphire dusts a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Pizza Delivery, Basket Weaving, and Information Technology. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 79,036 sapphire dusts, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The SNBI Channel Tunnel project is plagued by delays, contemporary art museums showcase the latest in centuries-old art, tourists often cite 'hiding money in an off-shore banking account' as their main reason to visit the nation, and the government keeps introducing new foreign species to combat the previous ones it has introduced. Crime is moderate, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Shyshaeian Nation's national animal is the sapphire dragon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Shyshaeian Nation is ranked 32,431^st in the world and 13^th in Lair of the Dragon for Highest Poor Incomes, with 71,172.31 Standard Monetary Units.