The Holy Empire of Sheikhun is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by Walid Muhammad with a fair hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, daily referendums, and compulsory military service. The compassionate, democratic population of 10.271 billion Sheikhunites love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Healthcare, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sheikhy city. The average income tax rate is 81.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Sheikhunian economy, worth 749 trillion Sheikhyts a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 73,007 Sheikhyts, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Family isn't who you're born with but who you abandon in foreign countries, the term cold case has taken on a very literal meaning, East Lebatuckese astronauts' favorite game during downtime on the Multinational Space Station is 'I Spy', and the government frequently panders to parents with boutique tax credits. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sheikhun's national animal is the Rhino, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Islam.

Sheikhun is ranked 320,826^th in the world and 7^th in Red Wolf Alliance for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 20.48 on the Bus Surprisal Index.