The Emirate of Shepherds and Angels is a colossal, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, complete absence of social welfare, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 5.458 billion Shepherds and Angelsians enjoy some of the most opulent lifestyles in the region, unless they are unemployed or working-class, in which case they are variously starving to death or crippled by easily preventable diseases.

The tiny, liberal, pro-business government is primarily concerned with Spirituality, although Defense is also considered important, while Social Policy and Welfare are ignored. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.4%.

The Shepherds and Angelsian economy, worth 327 trillion Bleating Pecunias a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with significant contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Cheese Exports, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 60,061 Bleating Pecunias, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 374,125 per year while the poor average 4,123, a ratio of 90.7 to 1.

Genetic researchers have been expelled, military spending recently hit a new high, the alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit, and anti-vaxxers claim that injected children are prone to psychotic breaks when they see the 'Queen of Diamonds' playing card. Crime is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Shepherds and Angels's national animal is the sheep, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Shepherds and Angels is ranked 161,401^st in the world and 190^th in Drew is life Drew is love for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 60.83 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.