The Unfree and Imperial City of Conchtown is a mammoth, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, absence of drug laws, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 8.391 billion Conchtownians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Healthcare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.8%.

The thriving Conchtownian economy, worth 524 trillion shells a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Pizza Delivery industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Furniture Restoration, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 62,508 shells, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 212,276 per year while the poor average 13,579, a ratio of 15.6 to 1.

Tetris has been banned for its graphic violent content. Crime is a serious problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Conchtown's national animal is the jellyfish, which can occasionally be seen avoiding garbage in the nation's murky oceans.

Conchtown is ranked 117,736^th in the world and 3^rd in Conch Island for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 10,203.06 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.