The Conservative Land of Shadow Sky is a mammoth, safe nation, ruled by Senator Armstrong with an iron fist, and notable for its infamous sell-swords, keen interest in outer space, and enslaved workforce. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 5.495 billion Shadow Citizens are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Shadotopia. The average income tax rate is 36.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Shadow Skyian economy, worth 509 trillion Euros a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Tourism, and Uranium Mining. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 92,657 Euros, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

Parents seeking custody have to write a five-thousand word analysis of their child's imaginary friend, popular cartoon characters frequently appear in government-sponsored PSAs reminding students to say no to drugs, it is illegal to liberate slaves, and Thomas the Spank Engine is the most popular and controversial children's show in the nation. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Shadow Sky's national animal is the Grizzly Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Patriotism.

Shadow Sky is ranked 222,000^th in the world and 2^nd in Scott land for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -3.92 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.