The Colony of Shootlandia is a colossal, orderly nation, remarkable for its parental licensing program, hatred of cheese, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 5.323 billion Shootlandians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 79.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Shootlandian economy, worth 392 trillion Dead Axolotls a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 73,806 Dead Axolotls, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Polling place volunteers are suddenly opening a huge number of offshore bank accounts, international collectors know that a grease-stain on a work of art probably means it's passed through Shootlandia, elected officials often serve for decades in a single term, and more sidewalk is dedicated to animals than people. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Shootlandia's national animal is the Attack Helicopter, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Shootlandia is ranked 47,425^th in the world and 1,072^nd in the Rejected Realms for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 154.75 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.