The Republic of The City of Philadelphia is a huge, orderly nation, renowned for its pith helmet sales, compulsory military service, and frequent executions. The compassionate, hard-working, cynical population of 212 million Philadelphians are rabid consumers, partly through choice and partly because the government tells them to and dissenters tend to vanish from their homes at night.

The relatively small, pro-business government is primarily concerned with Defense, with Administration, Law & Order, and Healthcare also on the agenda, while International Aid receives no funds. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 15.6%.

The thriving Philadelphian economy, worth 16.1 trillion Standard Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Retail, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 75,796 Standard Dollars, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 350,314 per year while the poor average 9,898, a ratio of 35.4 to 1.

Owning a tractor is widely regarded as an essential prerequisite to most government positions, voting is compulsory, the nation's latest batch of politicians include internet comedians, an alleged serial killer, and a highly trained White-Tailed Deer, and political scientists despair as the national mascot election eclipses all others in voter enthusiasm. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The City of Philadelphia's national animal is the White-Tailed Deer, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

The City of Philadelphia is ranked 185,542^nd in the world and 3,691^st in The East Pacific for Lowest Crime Rates, with 57.99 law-abiding acts per hour.