The Republic of Uncle Sheldon is a huge, pleasant nation, notable for its otherworldly petting zoo, frequent executions, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 514 million Uncle Sheldonians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 27.0%.

The Uncle Sheldonian economy, worth 26.2 trillion US Dollars a year, is led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Uranium Mining, and Furniture Restoration. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 50,899 US Dollars, with the richest citizens earning 9.8 times as much as the poorest.

Sexually-starved male dinosaurs terrorise tourists during weekly breakouts from Mesozoic Park, people with political aspirations study how to make balloon animals, burial ceremonies have become as routinised as tax forms, and politicians sweat as journalists scour internet archives for any mention of them. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Uncle Sheldon's national animal is the Bull, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Uncle Sheldon is ranked 66,501^st in the world and 3^rd in Medici for Greatest Rich-Poor Divides, with 9.77 Rich To Poor Income Ratio.