The Republic of Shery is a small, genial nation, notable for its compulsory military service and irreverence towards religion. The cynical population of 32 million Sheryians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 24.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Sheryian economy, worth 1.54 trillion florins a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Basket Weaving, and Pizza Delivery. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 48,193 florins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Shery's national animal is the cow, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Shery is ranked 86,774^th in the world and 94^th in The Dominion of Order for Safest, scoring 88.59 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.