The Independent Duchy of Shefinland is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Duke Charles I with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, compulsory military service, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate population of 1.047 billion Shefinlanders are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Shefinville. The average income tax rate is 69.5%.

The strong Shefinlandian economy, worth 89.0 trillion Kelions a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 85,012 Kelions, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

Pet loving officers arrest citizens who don't give their dogs enough biscuits, five-year-olds who refuse to line up on command get gold stars, society and government have been organized according to a feudal hierarchy, and the Ministry of Health has reported a sharp increase in the incidence of delayed menopause. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Shefinland's national animal is the Shefinlandian Appaloosa, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Shefinland is ranked 29,815^th in the world and 481^st in Europe for Most Beautiful Environments, with 838.4 pounds of wildlife per square mile.