The Futurist Republic of Greater Phoenixia is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by President-Director Venth Infernium with an even hand, and renowned for its otherworldly petting zoo, irreverence towards religion, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 10.944 billion Phoenixians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Daybreak. The average income tax rate is 93.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Phoenixian economy, worth a remarkable 1,644 trillion phoenixian marks a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 150,246 phoenixian marks, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Signs at the border tell international drivers where they can put their cars, residents of houses built on a foundation of wishful thinking are prone to an odd sinking feeling, reddish-brown is the new black, and billion-phoenixian mark sentient AI killbots roll through the streets dispensing hot dogs and T-shirts. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Greater Phoenixia's national animal is the Phoenix, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Greater Phoenixia is ranked 39,747^th in the world and 6^th in Astoria for Largest Populations, with 10.9 billion capita.