The Republic of Philjia is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Arthur Fleet with a fair hand, and notable for its smutty television, complete lack of prisons, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 20.956 billion Philjians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Newcastle. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Philjian economy, worth a remarkable 4,669 trillion Philjian Pounds a year, is highly specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 222,802 Philjian Pounds, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Cheap textbooks have replaced coasters at college ragers, feeling like a winner comes at a price, city workers have declared that rolling markets aren't good for business after all, and engineers ask liberal arts majors "Do you want fries with that?". Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Philjia's national animal is the Magpie, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Philjia is ranked 1,389^th in the world and 51^st in the Rejected Realms for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 17,243.14 on the Gilded Widget Scale.