The Republic of Shorun is a huge, cultured nation, notable for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 380 million Shorunians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized government prioritizes Education, although Defense, Healthcare, and Welfare are also considered important, while Spirituality and International Aid aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of InternCore. The average income tax rate is 46.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Shorunian economy, worth 25.3 trillion Trolols a year, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 66,691 Trolols, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Shorunians are regularly fired for looking at MyFace during their lunch breaks, gossip magazines have pictures of Leader sunbathing on the beach with political rivals, a surprising number of police officers have been arrested for San Diego Fish sacrifices, and high-income earners pay a 100% tax rate. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Shorun's national animal is the San Diego Fish, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Shorun is ranked 17,400^th in the world and 42^nd in Carcassonne for Safest, scoring 115.09 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.