The Democratic Republic of Shenny is a gargantuan, cultured nation, remarkable for its national health service, keen interest in outer space, and daily referendums. The compassionate, hard-working, cheerful population of 12.93 billion Shennyians 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Yneg. The average income tax rate is 42.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Shennyian economy, worth a remarkable 4,180 trillion shennyzes a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Retail. Average income is an amazing 323,305 shennyzes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

The government is notorious for leaving citizens with almost nothing from their inheritance, former stunt pilots are unable to pass the licence test to fly a drone, ancient antique swords have had their blades replaced with latex boffer LARP replicas, and government negotiators never forget to say "pretty please" when begging for custody of its criminals. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Shenny's national animal is the green eye dragon, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Shenny is ranked 3,378^th in the world and 20^th in Europe for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry, scoring 11,272.02 on the Spitz-Pollish Productivity Index.