The Theocracy of Malphas is a huge, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working population of 617 million Malphasians 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 government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 12.1%.

The strong Malphasian economy, worth 33.7 trillion pesos a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Uranium Mining, and Book Publishing. Average income is 54,649 pesos, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.7 times as much as the poorest.

Surveillance cameras are banned, scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, the country's famous rainforests are being bulldozed by the mining industry, and when shaking hands with foreign leaders Leader wears an armoured gauntlet. Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Malphas's national animal is the lion, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Malphas is ranked 211,396^th in the world and 5,719^th in Suspicious for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 281.1 on the Gilded Widget Scale.