The Shasha Republic of NDR is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Santa Claus with an even hand, and notable for its ubiquitous missile silos, free-roaming dinosaurs, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.915 billion Shashas 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 Education, Industry, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Yggdrassil. The average income tax rate is 56.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient shasha economy, worth 233 trillion Candy Cane Gold Bars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Retail. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 122,057 Candy Cane Gold Bars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

Unemployed school bus drivers photobomb virtual classroom meetings, cremation is compulsory for the deceased, the military maintains a fierce arsenal of 'Cure Missiles', and advertisements for jobs in the sciences run in fashion magazines. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. NDR's national animal is the Bat, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Athyism.

NDR is ranked 184,592^nd in the world and 716^th in Europe for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring 407.1 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.