The Silent Queendom of Shy Gal is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Shy Girl with a fair hand, and renowned for its state-planned economy, daily referendums, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 9.89 billion Shy Galians 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 medium-sized, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bowser's Castle. The average income tax rate is 67.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Shy Galian economy, worth a remarkable 1,305 trillion coins a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming, Information Technology, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 131,995 coins, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

A murderous reputation can revitalise a flagging celebrity career, Shy Galians believe manners maketh the leader, t-shirts displaying a photo of Shy Girl performing the Full-Monty are selling out, and when their backs are against the walls Shy Galians look out for gay men. Crime is totally unknown. Shy Gal's national animal is the brachiosaurus, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Buddhism.

Shy Gal is ranked 33,400^th in the world and 50^th in Ambition for Lowest Crime Rates, with 80.77 law-abiding acts per hour.