The Republic of Sanshierplot is a massive, cultured nation, remarkable for its pith helmet sales, enslaved workforce, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, cynical population of 1.176 billion Sanshierplotians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 64.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Sanshierplotian economy, worth 90.8 trillion arils a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Information Technology, and Automobile Manufacturing. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 77,242 arils, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Retirement homes are often fitted with luxurious suites, Calvinball players are lost for days as they wander the vast halls of their new academies, lobotomies haven't been the same after the practice was severed, and elementary school children develop thousand-yard stares. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sanshierplot's national animal is the rainbow jay, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Sanshierplot is ranked 27,403^rd in the world and 365^th in ArilCards Inc for Nicest Citizens, with 20.7 average smiles per day.