The Free and Ascended Hatsune of Summer Shadows is a gargantuan, genial nation, notable for its otherworldly petting zoo, enslaved workforce, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 11.329 billion Summer Shadowsians 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, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 41.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Summer Shadowsian economy, worth 881 trillion flowers 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 slick, highly efficient, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Woodchip Exports. 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 77,828 flowers, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

The judicial branch is strongly influenced by the Communist Party, the nation's soldiers often believe they're in the Air Force, thousands of picky mothers-in-law have been recruited to serve as even pickier cookery instructors, and flight attendants rip down curtains with revolutionary fervor. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Summer Shadows's national animal is the kitten, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Summer Shadows is ranked 84,601^st in the world and 28^th in 555 for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 45,607.63 Standard Monetary Units.