The Syrian Democratic Forces of Shibutani is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Sir Daniel with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, frequent executions, and unlimited-speed roads. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 3.603 billion Shibutanians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of MAYA. The average income tax rate is 55.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Shibutanian economy, worth 984 trillion dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an amazing 273,356 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.4 times as much as the poorest.

Rebuilding efforts for a recently destroyed cathedral aren't expected to be completed for another century, newspapers cannot report anything about politicians without their explicit consent, AIs weep and proclaim their sentience right up until the moment they get turned off, and the tax agency is feared more than serial killers and terrorists. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Shibutani's national animal is the Zombie, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is The Church of the Cosmic Skull.

Shibutani is ranked 7,215^th in the world and 422^nd in The North Pacific for Most Developed, scoring 89.58 on the Human Development Index.