The Borderlands of The Shadows Puppet 23 is a colossal, pleasant nation, renowned for its burgeoning robot population. The hard-working population of 6.372 billion Shadows Puppet 23ians 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 government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 26.4%.

The Shadows Puppet 23ian economy, worth 234 trillion dollars a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Furniture Restoration, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Book Publishing. Average income is 36,829 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Shadows Puppet 23's national animal is the robot.

The Shadows Puppet 23 is ranked 245,941^st in the world and 1^st in Mesoamerica for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring -7.07 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.