The Divine Dominion of Shurk is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by High Emperor Chungus with an iron fist, and notable for its ubiquitous missile silos, frequent executions, and parental licensing program. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 3.828 billion Shurkians 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 large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Skibidia. The average income tax rate is 70.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Shurkian economy, worth 392 trillion Crowns a year, is led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Tourism. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 102,550 Crowns, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

Artificial intelligences seeking exciting work are overcome with ennui, gift baskets often contain working nukes, foreign leaders' Twitcher accounts are monitored for potential threats to national security, and parents ask their ten-year-olds for help with their government-mandated book reports. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Shurk's national animal is the Gorilla, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Skibidi Toiletism.

Shurk is ranked 276,982^nd in the world and 97^th in Fifth Empire for Highest Food Quality, scoring 6.24 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.