The Republic of Sharome is a mid-sized, genial nation, remarkable for its frequent executions, zero percent divorce rate, and compulsory gun ownership. The compassionate, hard-working, devout population of 97 million Sharomans 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 Education, Law & Order, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 25.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Sharoman economy, worth 5.02 trillion dollers a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Soda Sales, Trout Farming, and Pizza Delivery. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 51,798 dollers, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Grandiose stage parents insist superyachts and private cinemas are children's basic needs, the poor are forced into bankruptcy by their energy bills, doctors refer to inner-cities as newbie zones, and bars are packed at all hours. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sharome's national animal is the sharoman duck, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Sharome is ranked 106,074^th in the world and 26^th in RPS for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 11,094.3 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.