The Free Land of Sherma is a very large, socially progressive nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, absence of drug laws, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 286 million Pilgrim 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 medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Welfare, and Healthcare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 27.9%.

The strong Sherma economy, worth 16.2 trillion Cuteses a year, is led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Retail, Uranium Mining, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 56,584 Cuteses, with the richest citizens earning 6.3 times as much as the poorest.

Autopsies often involve only cursory examination, prisoners work-share to cut down rising costs of keeping them in jail, boys are forced to pair off for the school disco slow dance as the girls are all staying at home, and it turns out you can put a price on sporting integrity. Crime is totally unknown. Sherma's national animal is the Sherma, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Sherma is ranked 328,271^st in the world and 7^th in Pharloom Citadel for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -15.5 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.