The Shayist Dynasty of Kingdom of Shay is a mammoth, genial nation, ruled by Emperor Shay the XVI with an even hand, and notable for its compulsory military service, daily referendums, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic population of 6.884 billion Shayanics are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The medium-sized government prioritizes Education, with Defense, Environment, and Administration also on the agenda, while Spirituality and International Aid aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Shay City. The average income tax rate is 41.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Shayanic economy, worth 422 trillion Shayanic Cashes a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Retail. Average income is 61,331 Shayanic Cashes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Interviewees for teaching jobs are waterboarded to "reveal undesirable histories", police officers often conceal their identities to safeguard against public complaints, prison walls have had to be modified to keep parkour-trained criminals from escaping, and people reciting Shakespeare have become a common sight. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Kingdom of Shay's national animal is the Shayanic Wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Shayism.

Kingdom of Shay is ranked 29,163^rd in the world and 1^st in Nova Tero for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 2,708.08 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.