The Republic of Driyc Shium is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Gerald Hardin with an even hand, and remarkable for its daily referendums, otherworldly petting zoo, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate population of 3.297 billion Esheunas 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 juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Eyburg. The average income tax rate is 49.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Driyc Shiumian economy, worth 245 trillion White Credits a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 74,369 White Credits, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Politicians who misplace decimal points on expense reports are fired for gross incompetence, the nation is completely gun-free, scientists earn more grant money for reproducing old experiments than trying anything new, and up to 40% of voters can finally read the issues they're deciding on. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Driyc Shium's national animal is the Fihawk, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Oipokyo.

Driyc Shium is ranked 72,813^th in the world and 1,526^th in the South Pacific for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 2,965.99 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.