The Republic of Philosophical Musings is a massive, socially progressive nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, irreverence towards religion, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 2.927 billion Philosophical Musingsians 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 tiny government is primarily concerned with Defense, although Law & Order, Industry, and Education are also considered important, while International Aid and Spirituality receive no funds. The average income tax rate is 8.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Philosophical Musingsian economy, worth 167 trillion pounds a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 57,165 pounds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Philosophical Musings's national animal is the giraffe, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Philosophical Musings is ranked 84,458^th in the world and 5^th in Philosophy 115 for Highest Drug Use, scoring 79.4 on the Pineapple Fondness Rating.