The Republic of Shocking Bastet is a mammoth, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its irreverence towards religion and suspicion of poets. The hard-working population of 8.18 billion Shocking Bastetians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 16.1%.

The Shocking Bastetian economy, worth 329 trillion debens a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Soda Sales, Pizza Delivery, and Trout Farming. Average income is 40,262 debens, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

The latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, small towns have started burning historical buildings in hopes of attracting tourists, the government has adopted a more thrifty attitude to administrating the country's needs, and Leader has been known to threaten dissenting citizens with a machine gun at press conferences. Crime is moderate. Shocking Bastet's national animal is the cat, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Shocking Bastet is ranked 224,851^st in the world and 4^th in CheeseLand for Nicest Citizens, with 10.55 average smiles per day.