The Republic of Philjia is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by Arthur Fleet with a fair hand, and renowned for its anti-smoking policies, sprawling nuclear power plants, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 26.242 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 government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Environment. 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 5,908 trillion Philjian Pounds a year, is highly specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 225,154 Philjian Pounds, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Children are often observed making 'sand angels' in bunkers, resident physicians are said to have a silver scalpel in their hands, there's no such thing as bad publicity, and even secular Philjians are shouting "Blessed are the cheesemakers!". 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 153,579^th in the world and 1,034^th in the Rejected Realms for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 1,972.34 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.