The Embryonic Hyperparasitoid of Xshor is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by ETERNAL with an iron fist, and notable for its complete lack of prisons, soft-spoken computers, and labour-free parental leave. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 1.826 billion Xshorians are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The large, corrupt, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of NEST-PRIMARY. The average income tax rate is 95.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Xshorian economy, worth 299 trillion candy canes a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 164,145 candy canes, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Criminal rehabilitation takes place in re-education centers, the automotive industry soaks up huge government handouts, residential tower blocks are surrounded by warrens of concrete tunnels, and betting pennies on games of Go Fish is considered deviant. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Xshor's national animal is the westoid, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is TRANSFIGURATION.

Xshor is ranked 15,287^th in the world and 1^st in the maggot pit for Safest, scoring 116.02 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.