The Citrus-Scented Republic of Shake Rag is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by Ned Ryerson with an even hand, and renowned for its rum-swilling pirates, museums and concert halls, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 12.876 billion Shake Ragians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tellico Plains. The average income tax rate is 33.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Shake Ragian economy, worth a remarkable 1,494 trillion Summer Sausages a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Retail. Average income is an impressive 116,038 Summer Sausages, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

You're never too young to learn how to lie with confidence, shelters struggle to keep up with the endless intake of stray animals, nothing gets the party jumping like Ned Ryerson specifying how high, and all writing must pass a censorship board before being allowed on the shelves. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Shake Rag's national animal is the Golden Mosquito, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Shake Rag is ranked 37,096^th in the world and 95^th in Christians for Highest Poor Incomes, with 66,838.99 Standard Monetary Units.