The Republic of Phydios is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by President Ross with a fair hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, zero percent divorce rate, and prohibition of alcohol. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 25.619 billion Phydiosians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sula. The average income tax rate is 68.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Phydiosian economy, worth a remarkable 3,980 trillion quinoes a year, is quite specialized and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Information Technology. Average income is an impressive 155,360 quinoes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The beauty of coastal towns is marred only slightly by all the closed-down storefronts, there's no such thing as a safe bet, President Ross's used car is held together by bumper stickers that support the opposition, and blue sky thinkers are reminded that the firmament is actually more of a grey-ish colour. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Phydios's national animal is the jaguar, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Phydios is ranked 2,813^th in the world and 7^th in Right to Life for Most Cultured, scoring 220 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.