The Republic of Sharafi is a huge, socially progressive nation, notable for its keen interest in outer space, daily referendums, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 729 million Sharafians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lamarion. The average income tax rate is 68.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Sharafian economy, worth 83.3 trillion kronor a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an impressive 114,315 kronor, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Extraordinary tribunals try accused financial criminals, a the South Pacific Tourist Association survey has rated Sharafi #1 for number twos, a vast monorail network carries people all over the country, and there's nothing more gay than bleeding for your nation. Crime is totally unknown. Sharafi's national animal is the Dove, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Sharafi is ranked 16,156^th in the world and 497^th in the South Pacific for Smartest Citizens, with 71.04 quips per hour.