The Rogue Nation of Schattenlande is a very large, safe nation, renowned for its frequent executions, compulsory military service, and public floggings. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 287 million Schattenlandeans are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Elyria. The average income tax rate is 19.8%.

The strong Schattenlandean economy, worth 17.2 trillion Silver Euros a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration, Woodchip Exports, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 60,087 Silver Euros, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.8 times as much as the poorest.

The country routinely whitewashes uncomfortable parts of its history, children often kick Skeletons for amusement, a handful of megacorporations own every "craft brewery" in the nation, and new safety regulations require all cars manufactured in Schattenlande to be bombproof. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Schattenlande's national animal is the Skeleton, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Schattenlande is ranked 264,314^th in the world and 83^rd in womp for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 26.75 on the Bus Surprisal Index.