The Free Land of Shaiko is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Tom with an even hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, complete lack of prisons, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 6.474 billion Shaikans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Mos Eisley. The average income tax rate is 78.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Shaikoan economy, worth 886 trillion Credits a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 136,878 Credits, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The "give and take" of international diplomacy often happens at gunpoint, sex education has become an intricate maze of stick figures and complex metaphors, getting an infected tattoo is considered a rite of passage in Shaiko, and Tom reduces citizens' commute times by giving away their homes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Shaiko's national animal is the Bogling, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Science.

Shaiko is ranked 281,517^th in the world and 268^th in Declansburg for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring -11.66 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.