The Prideful States of Xoshen is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Sasha Korovin with an even hand, and renowned for its pith helmet sales, soft-spoken computers, and zero percent divorce rate. The hard-nosed population of 3.088 billion Xoshenians 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 is primarily concerned with Defense, although Law & Order, Healthcare, and Administration are also considered important, while International Aid isn't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Melnourne. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 43.2%.

The very strong Xoshenian economy, worth 304 trillion Ehrins a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Cheese Exports, and Book Publishing. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 98,756 Ehrins, with the richest citizens earning 7.9 times as much as the poorest.

Weapons are only sold to foreign governments that are legitimate enough to not bounce the cheque, military officers are given medals for disobeying orders, officials pull all-nighters to check immigrants for potential links to terrorists, and no one believes anything until it has been strenuously tested and peer-reviewed. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Xoshen's national animal is the Finch, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is None.

Xoshen is ranked 96,171^st in the world and 10^th in The Order of Corinth for Largest Mining Sector, scoring 3,954.43 on the Blue Sky Asbestos Index.