The Colony of Shots Knowhere is a huge, socially progressive nation, renowned for its state-planned economy, absence of drug laws, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 756 million Shots Knowhereans are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The medium-sized, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government prioritizes Welfare, with Education, Healthcare, and International Aid also on the agenda, while Spirituality is ignored. The average income tax rate is 30.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Shots Knowherean economy, worth 28.7 trillion Lampshades 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 a slick, highly efficient, broadly diversified black market in Pizza Delivery, Cheese Exports, Soda Sales, and Beef-Based Agriculture. 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 37,938 Lampshades, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

TV shows must meet strict ethnicity quotas, scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, the tenet of free speech is held dear, and the mood of raunchy movies is often ruined by the sound of babies crying. Crime is totally unknown. Shots Knowhere's national animal is the Llama.

Shots Knowhere is ranked 166,753^rd in the world and 3^rd in Knowhere for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 1,358.24 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.