The Eternal Gratitude of Land Without Shrimp is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Buffy with a fair hand, and renowned for its smutty television, keen interest in outer space, and national health service. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 17.16 billion Canadians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The tiny, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sunnydale. The average income tax rate is 1.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Canadian economy, worth a remarkable 7,171 trillion dollars a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Retail. Average income is an amazing 417,911 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

AI citizens are criticized for being robotic, the government recently relinquished its monopoly on the mail service, a death threat has replaced 'hello' as an official greeting in the nation, and advanced mathematics books explain how two plus two equals five. Crime is totally unknown. Land Without Shrimp's national animal is the vampyre, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Land Without Shrimp is ranked 393^rd in the world and 9^th in the South Pacific for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 89.49 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.