The Magical Gathering of Elves of Deep Shadow is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by MrShadow with an iron fist, and notable for its state-planned economy, sprawling nuclear power plants, and daily referendums. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 35.806 billion Elves of Deep Shadowians 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 medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order, Industry, and Education also on the agenda. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of ElvesCity. The average income tax rate is 57.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Elves of Deep Shadowian economy, worth a remarkable 5,956 trillion manas 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 black market in Uranium Mining, Arms Manufacturing, Woodchip Exports, and Furniture Restoration. 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 an impressive 166,348 manas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.7 times as much as the poorest.

Aggravated apostrophe abusers are admonished and assaulted, widespread voter apathy has been credited to allegations that all candidates are puppets of MrShadow, the nation forgives those who are big enough to admit they made a mistake, and selfie stick use is a required Scout badge. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Elves of Deep Shadow's national animal is the mana bird, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is Atheism.

Elves of Deep Shadow is ranked 218,426^th in the world and 144^th in Nederland for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 27.27 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.