The San Sierran Republic of Shavara is a colossal, socially progressive nation, ruled by Esteban Villacrés with a fair hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, democratic, humorless population of 5.122 billion San Sierrans enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized, corrupt government prioritizes Defense, although Industry, Education, and Administration are also considered important. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Santa Defensa. The average income tax rate is 95.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Shavaran economy, worth a remarkable 1,691 trillion Evirías a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an amazing 330,283 Evirías, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Funerals are often rudely interrupted by juggling clowns shouting for volunteers from the audience, road signs are getting harder to read under layers of knitted woolen cardigans, blackface performers claim they are being deliberately ironic, and East Lebatuckese astronauts' favorite game during downtime on the Multinational Space Station is 'I Spy'. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Shavara's national animal is the Defensan Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Sanquis Catholicism.

Shavara is ranked 3,098^th in the world and 175^th in The East Pacific for Most Influential, scoring 28,903 on the Soft Power Disbursement Rating.