The Emirate of Sharafiah is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Sheikh Sayf bin Abd al-Rahman Al-Shamsi with an even hand, and notable for its frequent executions, infamous sell-swords, and rampant corporate plagiarism. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless, devout population of 21.684 billion Sharafis are free to succeed or fail in life on their own merits; the successful tend to enjoy an opulent (but moralistic) lifestyle, while the failures can be seen crowding out most jails.

The minute, corrupt, pro-business government, or what there is of one, prioritizes Industry, although Spirituality is also considered important, while Welfare and Environment aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Al Jubayl. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Sharafi economy, worth a remarkable 7,896 trillion Dirhams a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Gambling, and Uranium Mining. Average income is an amazing 364,170 Dirhams, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 3,409,332 per year while the poor average 3,297, a ratio of 1,034 to 1.

Scholars are leaving the country at an alarming rate, police reduce their paperwork by refusing to arrest anyone, Al Jubayl's main city thoroughfare has been blocked by a row of leyland cypresses that mysteriously appeared overnight, and a stocking with a crooked seam or a tie without a full Windsor knot are grounds for instant dismissal. Crime is all-pervasive, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Sharafiah's national animal is the Arabian Camel, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Sunni Islam.

Sharafiah is ranked 293,864^th in the world and 101^st in Yggdrasil for Nicest Citizens, with 0.08 average smiles per day.