The State of Shar Noble is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, absence of drug laws, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 27.56 billion Shar Nobleans live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, is solely concerned with Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.7%.

The thriving Shar Noblean economy, worth a remarkable 1,447 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Gambling, and Soda Sales. Average income is 52,515 betales, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 185,886 per year while the poor average 10,712, a ratio of 17.4 to 1.

The country's famous rainforests are being bulldozed by the mining industry, Shar Noble's children are widely acknowledged as the most foul-mouthed in the region, military funding has been stripped back, and voting is voluntary. Crime is a serious problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Shar Noble's national animal is the deer, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Shar Noble is ranked 122,477^th in the world and 3^rd in Cape Town for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 76.49 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.