The Republic of Sulfur Cycle is a colossal, pleasant nation, notable for its burgeoning shoop population. The hard-nosed population of 3.231 billion Sulfur Cycleans 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 21.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Sulfur Cyclean economy, worth 132 trillion dollars a year, is led by the Door-to-door Insurance Sales industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Furniture Restoration, and Pizza Delivery. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 40,859 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

Schoolkids say that the air doesn't taste like wee-wee any more, a major religion has been named as Sulfur Cycle's national religion, Leader has just been declared ruler of Sulfur Cycle in an international press conference, and Sulfur Cycle has designated Sulfur Cycle City as its capital city. Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sulfur Cycle's national animal is the shoop.

Sulfur Cycle is ranked 198,359^th in the world and 1^st in Staurolite for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 909.25 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.