The United Kingdom of Shakova and the Chatham Islands is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by King Kaelan Alexander XVI with an even hand, and remarkable for its anti-smoking policies, public floggings, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, devout population of 6.826 billion Shakovans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ceylon. The average income tax rate is 86.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Shakovan economy, worth 634 trillion lances a year, is highly specialized and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Tourism and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 93,018 lances, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Enemy navies sail within bombardment range of major coastal cities with impunity, access to the woods is only granted to those who bring a small shrubbery, Shakovans are regularly fired for looking at MyFace during their lunch breaks, and Shakovan doors require a Ph.D. to open. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Shakova and the Chatham Islands's national animal is the White Tiger, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Shakova and the Chatham Islands is ranked 10,041^st in the world and 575^th in Balder for Safest, scoring 121.2 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.