The Republic of Shiratori is a gargantuan, orderly nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, state-planned economy, and complete lack of prisons. The cynical population of 14.012 billion Shiratorians 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, corrupt, well-organized government prioritizes Welfare, although Healthcare, Defense, and Spirituality are also considered important. The average income tax rate is 54.5%.

The Shiratorian economy, worth 477 trillion dookers a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, highly specialized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Cheese Exports, and Uranium Mining. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 34,106 dookers, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Innocent defendants often plea guilty for fear of receiving a much harsher sentence before jury, the judicial system legislates morality, Tetris has been banned for its graphic violent content, and a dictator has seized power and outlawed elections. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low. Shiratori's national animal is the cat.

Shiratori is ranked 195,266^th in the world and 98^th in Red Back Island for Lowest Crime Rates, with 57.1 law-abiding acts per hour.