The United Socialist States of The Shadows Puppet 18 is a colossal, pleasant nation, notable for its burgeoning robot population. The hard-working population of 6.366 billion Shadows Puppet 18ians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 12.0%.

The Shadows Puppet 18ian economy, worth 329 trillion dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Automobile Manufacturing, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 51,791 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Shadows Puppet 18's national animal is the robot.

The Shadows Puppet 18 is ranked 234,268^th in the world and 1^st in The intersolar council of nations for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 693.89 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.