The Free Land of Philistea is a huge, safe nation, notable for its compulsory military service. The cynical, devout population of 467 million Philisteans are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 41.5%.

The sizeable but inefficient Philistean economy, worth 19.0 trillion Phils a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Retail, Woodchip Exports, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 40,761 Phils, with the richest citizens earning 5.0 times as much as the poorest.

Public shaming has become the favoured form of punishment, euthanasia is illegal, employers may fire workers without giving any reason, and military spending is on the increase. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Philistea's national animal is the Suimanga.

Philistea is ranked 236,059^th in the world and 9,183^rd in Osiris for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring -4.69 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.