The Royal Isles of Shalotte is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Alsa II with an even hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, national health service, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, cheerful, devout population of 24.741 billion Shalottes 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 government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked morass — juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Environment, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Alauna. The average income tax rate is 73.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but sluggish Shalotte economy, worth 435 trillion barters a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity. The industrial sector is solely comprised of the Basket Weaving industry. Average income is 17,607 barters, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Community organizers have given up going door to door because nobody is home, only lightning has a chance of striking Alsa II twice, on graduation day the hats thrown in the air fly high enough to stun passing pigeons, and people experiencing anaphylactic shock are told to buck their ideas up. Crime, especially youth-related, is a problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Shalotte's national animal is the puffin, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Shalotte Pantheon.

Shalotte is ranked 328,891^st in the world and 320^th in Forest for Most Extensive Public Healthcare, scoring -15.17 on the Theresa-Nightingale Rating.