The State of The Shetland Islands is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its absence of drug laws, complete absence of social welfare, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 27.126 billion The Shetland Islanders live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, is solely concerned with Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 6.2%.

The powerhouse Shetland Islandsian economy, worth a remarkable 1,138 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is quite specialized and led by the Gambling industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Pizza Delivery, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 41,973 betales, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 285,369 per year while the poor average 2,255, a ratio of 126 to 1.

Voting is voluntary, the automotive industry soaks up huge government handouts, the government is avowedly atheist, and The Shetland Islands has designated Capital Heights as its capital city. Crime is a major problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. The Shetland Islands's national animal is the deer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

The Shetland Islands is ranked 287,390^th in the world and 1^st in The Shetland Islands for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring -3.16 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.