The Theocracy of Serfhstien is a mid-sized, safe nation, notable for its compulsory military service. The democratic population of 68 million Serfhstienians 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 Welfare, Law & Order, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 44.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Serfhstienian economy, worth 2.80 trillion pesos a year, is quite specialized and mostly made up of the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Retail. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 41,248 pesos, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Serfhstien's national animal is the squirrel.

Serfhstien is ranked 106,554^th in the world and 1^st in The Inner Orion Spur for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 3,133.41 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.