Location: Federation of Nations

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Imperial Federal Viceregal of The Grand Philippines is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Viceroy Hep Martinez with an even hand, and renowned for its compulsory military service. Its quiet, industrious population of 3.115 billion are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Defence, Law & Order, and Education. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Katipunan. The average income tax rate is 99%. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry.

A determined opposition debates the relative benefits of Arial and Times New Roman for days on end, many parents are becoming frustrated with their children's choices in spouses, motorists' locations are constantly tracked by intelligence and law enforcement agencies, and the government seeks peaceful forum with terrorists. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Grand Philippines's national animal is the Justin Deleon, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, its national religion is Christianism, and its currency is the Imperial pesolar.

The Grand Philippines is ranked 19th in Federation of Nations and 87,663rd in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -20 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and