The Republic of Sphyrna is a massive, safe nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 3.961 billion Sphyrnans are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Spirituality. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 27.9%.

The strong Sphyrnan economy, worth 189 trillion Hammers a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 47,887 Hammers, with the richest citizens earning 7.1 times as much as the poorest.

Organ donation is compulsory, military spending recently hit a new high, invasive species are hunted by the gendarmerie, and citizens can be frequently spotted going about their business stark naked. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a very well-funded police force. Sphyrna's national animal is the hammerhead shark, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways.

Sphyrna is ranked 66,231^st in the world and 88^th in Drew is life Drew is love for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 4,653.8 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.