The Roselia band member of Shirokane is a titanic, cultured nation, ruled by Rinko Shirokane with a fair hand, and notable for its rum-swilling pirates, irreverence towards religion, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 16.572 billion Shirokaneans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The large, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tsuru. The average income tax rate is 97.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Shirokanean economy, worth a remarkable 3,459 trillion Yen a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Retail. Average income is an amazing 208,777 Yen, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Parking's carefree without parking car fees, life is somewhat repetitive, the nation's industries are scrambling to switch to biodegradable plastics, and milk often tastes of pea. Crime is totally unknown. Shirokane's national animal is the penguin, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Shirokane is ranked 25,575^th in the world and 9^th in Link to the FUTURE for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 5,960.91 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.