The Democratic Republic of Shefino is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Prezident Graham with a fair hand, and remarkable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, frequent executions, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 9.568 billion Shefinoans enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Shef. The average income tax rate is 51.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Shefinoan economy, worth a remarkable 2,001 trillion Crowns a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 209,159 Crowns, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

New pilots are regularly reminded that they are more expendable than their planes, passionate nomination battles are often as intense as general elections, excited shovel-bearing geeks wander the countryside, and police officers often conceal their identities to safeguard against public complaints. Crime is totally unknown. Shefino's national animal is the White sabertooth tiger, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Shefino is ranked 5,673^rd in the world and 131^st in the South Pacific for Lowest Crime Rates, with 113.45 law-abiding acts per hour.