The Republic of Xshotss is a huge, safe nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, irreverence towards religion, and suspicion of poets. The cynical population of 584 million Xshotssians 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 enormous, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 73.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Xshotssian economy, worth 32.9 trillion tbds a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Retail, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 56,359 tbds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Turning eighteen is often referred to as the 'Age of Aquarius', forest fires have dropped dramatically as there are hardly any forests left, mantis shrimp studies is academia's fastest-growing field, and diplomatic missions typically end with a flurry of childish insults, accusations and phlegm. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Xshotss's national animal is the tbd, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Xshotss is ranked 293,231^st in the world and 46^th in Shots Puppets for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -10.77 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.