The Democratic States of The Antarctic Shellfish is a huge, efficient nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 786 million Shellfisheses enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 24.1%.

The very strong Antarctic Shellfishian economy, worth 55.5 trillion Antarctic Secure Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Book Publishing, and Tourism. Average income is 70,660 Antarctic Secure Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.0 times as much as the poorest.

The Antarctic Shellfish has designated The Antarctic Shellfish City as its capital city, mathematics majors learn about new ways to model their crushing debt, history textbook pages are used as impromptu tissues by distraught students, and comatose jurors are the defense's favorite. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Antarctic Shellfish's national animal is the Arctic Fox, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

The Antarctic Shellfish is ranked 70,697^th in the world and 1^st in The Food Army for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 1,753.96 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.