The Empire of Shiya is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by God King Antony with an iron fist, and renowned for its free-roaming dinosaurs, anti-smoking policies, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 27.663 billion Zyans are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The relatively small, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Gojira. The average income tax rate is 68.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Zyian economy, worth an astonishing 21,356 trillion Fuhs 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 an enormous, deeply entrenched, broadly diversified black market in Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Retail. 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 a breathtaking 772,016 Fuhs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

EpiPen sales have skyrocketed, builders across Shiya are blocked up with orders for new public loos, heated town halls quickly descend into shootouts between politicians and their constituents, and retirement homes are often fitted with luxurious suites. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Shiya's national animal is the Nine tailed fox, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Imperial Cult.

Shiya is ranked 286,013^th in the world and 246^th in Confederation of Corrupt Dictators for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 0.84 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.