The Imperial State of Shark-istan is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Robert I with an iron fist, and renowned for its avowedly heterosexual populace, strictly enforced bedtime, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 15.536 billion Citizens are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The tiny, corrupt, moralistic, pro-business, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Defense, with Law & Order and Industry also on the agenda, while Environment and Social Policy receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Gracidaea. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Imperial economy, worth a remarkable 7,188 trillion Credits a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Information Technology, and Uranium Mining. Average income is an amazing 462,728 Credits, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 3,023,099 per year while the poor average 27,932, a ratio of 108 to 1.

Belligerent citizens shoot at passing clouds for 'violating their airspace', the government subsidises medicines of mass destruction, Robert I often plays real life games of Tower Defense against hordes of angry villagers, and the government is encouraging violence on television. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, despite the fact that it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many laws. Shark-istan's national animal is the Great white shark, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is the church of 4chan.

Shark-istan is ranked 285,389^th in the world and 2^nd in Gracidaea for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 3.68 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.