The Democratic Republic of Shefino is a colossal, genial nation, ruled by Prezident Graham with a fair hand, and remarkable for its smutty television, rampant corporate plagiarism, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, cheerful population of 5.7 billion Shefinoans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Shef. The average income tax rate is 70.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Shefinoan economy, worth a remarkable 1,115 trillion Crowns a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an impressive 195,677 Crowns, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

An increasing percentage of the population's youth have homosexual parents, teenagers performing appendectomies on their friends has become a popular schoolyard prank, for the sake of 'public interest' news programs tell viewers how to home-make Sarin gas bombs, and doctors prescribe medicines but they rarely dispense hope or compassion. Crime is totally unknown. Shefino's national animal is the White sabertooth tiger, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Shefino is ranked 87,828^th in the world and 3,067^th in the South Pacific for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 9,055.95 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.