The Mystical Special Nation of Metal Shadow is a colossal, genial nation, ruled by Zhadowlia Firewaterwolf with a fair hand, and notable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, hatred of cheese, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 8.799 billion Metal Shadows are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The large, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Metal Shadowzia. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Metal Shadowian economy, worth a remarkable 2,879 trillion Gold Rings 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 Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 327,229 Gold Rings, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Ice-filled coffins are ominously positioned in the corner of every hospital ward, there's nothing more rock-and-roll than absolute sobriety, white strait-jackets are the new orange jumpsuits, and cash-strapped junkies lick rabbits for a cheap high. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Metal Shadow's national animal is the Robot, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Church of Pizza.

Metal Shadow is ranked 292,512^th in the world and 33^rd in Green Hills for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -27.08 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.