The State of Shannon Coast is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by the Governor with a fair hand, and renowned for its burgeoning deer population. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 35.658 billion Shannon Coastians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The tiny, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Law & Order, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 7.7%.

The very strong Shannon Coastian economy, worth a remarkable 1,478 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is quite specialized and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Furniture Restoration, and Information Technology. Average income is 41,470 betales, with the richest citizens earning 7.1 times as much as the poorest.

Voting is voluntary, Shannon Coast has designated Capital Heights as its capital city, and The Governor has just been declared ruler of Shannon Coast in an international press conference. Crime is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Shannon Coast's national animal is the deer, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Shannon Coast is ranked 254,077^th in the world and 274^th in State for Highest Poor Incomes, with 14,236.3 Standard Monetary Units.