The United States of FirePheonix is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by The Ten Scholars with a fair hand, and remarkable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, daily referendums, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 1.855 billion FirePheonixians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Intelligentsia. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 45.3%.

The frighteningly efficient FirePheonixian economy, worth 381 trillion bells a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Arms Manufacturing, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is notable. Average income is an amazing 205,863 bells, with the richest citizens earning 8.6 times as much as the poorest.

Deceased politicians spam the public with thousands of AI-generated voicemails, foreign 'investors' have been taking a great interest in the new secret shuttle, tabloids publicly shun nurses for not calling home on the weekends, and The Ten Scholars will only ring up foreign leaders if they agree to reverse the charges. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. FirePheonix's national animal is the lion, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is mongadace.

FirePheonix is ranked 52,057^th in the world and 32^nd in The League for Largest Black Market, with 14.5 trillion Standard Monetary Units.