The Shadow Unity of Phantomism is a colossal, genial nation, ruled by Sultan Rahman with an even hand, and notable for its avowedly heterosexual populace, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate population of 4.358 billion Phantoms are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Shadow Metropolis. The average income tax rate is 57.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Phantomis economy, worth 480 trillion Phantomismals a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 110,353 Phantomismals, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.4 times as much as the poorest.

Sultan Rahman has killer fashion sense, the Shadow Metropolis State Museum is said to be haunted by ghastly musicians playing 'Nearer Violet to Thee', windows in Shadow Metropolis don't have much of a view, and activists sabotage clean energy in the name of the environment. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Phantomism's national animal is the Endangered Tiger, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Islam.

Phantomism is ranked 225,653^rd in the world and 33^rd in Wintercrest for Largest Black Market, with 310 billion Standard Monetary Units.