The Confederacy of Novo Sharkistan is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Autokator Brandon Sharkanov with an iron fist, and notable for its zero percent divorce rate, smutty television, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 3.567 billion Sharkistanis 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, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order, Healthcare, and Environment also on the agenda, while Spirituality and International Aid aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Neu Sharkstadt. The average income tax rate is 49.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Novo Sharkistanian economy, worth 264 trillion Imperiums a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Book Publishing, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 74,159 Imperiums, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Guide dogs for the blind have been seen using government websites, skateparks can be found in every city, old folks reminisce about the last time someone was acquitted of a crime, and wrongful arrests abound as 'criminals' blame the guy next to them. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Novo Sharkistan's national animal is the Shark, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is Sharkovia.

Novo Sharkistan is ranked 256,213^th in the world and 375^th in The League for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring -7.07 on the Clooney Contribution Index.