The Shasha Republic of NDR is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Santa Claus with an even hand, and remarkable for its aversion to nipples, smutty television, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.983 billion Shashas are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Yggdrassil. The average income tax rate is 63.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient shasha economy, worth 245 trillion Candy Cane Gold Bars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Retail, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 123,566 Candy Cane Gold Bars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Big Agriculture has the government by the nuts, ice-filled coffins are ominously positioned in the corner of every hospital ward, you're never too young to learn how to lie with confidence, and political gridlock ensues as even the most innocuous legislation is vetoed by the Supreme Court for potential civil rights violations. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. NDR's national animal is the Bat, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Athyism.

NDR is ranked 27,831^st in the world and 331^st in Europe for Lowest Crime Rates, with 86.64 law-abiding acts per hour.