The United kiithid of Shanlix is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Liir Kaalel with an even hand, and renowned for its national health service, rampant corporate plagiarism, and anti-smoking policies. The compassionate, cheerful population of 5.632 billion Shanlixians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The relatively small, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Old Shar-lo. The average income tax rate is 9.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Shanlixian economy, worth a remarkable 1,250 trillion Resource Units a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 221,948 Resource Units, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Military minds worry that 'the blue screen of death' on brand new operating systems may be a literal description, countless government officials are accused of espionage, there has been a series of riots between local cannibals and health food advocates, and the new 'Things We Stole From Other Countries' exhibition at the National Museum of Antiquities is a hit. Crime is totally unknown. Shanlix's national animal is the riiti, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Sajuuk.

Shanlix is ranked 6,951^st in the world and 10^th in Philosophers for Most Beautiful Environments, with 1,958.7 pounds of wildlife per square mile.