The Flaming River of Phlegethon is a titanic, safe nation, renowned for its punitive income tax rates, restrictive gun laws, and stringent health and safety legislation. The cynical population of 20.308 billion Phlegethonians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 50.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but sluggish Phlegethonian economy, worth 321 trillion Crowns a year, is led by the Door-to-door Insurance Sales industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Basket Weaving, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 15,812 Crowns, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Phlegethon's national animal is the Griffin.

Phlegethon is ranked 316,160^th in the world and 16,957^th in Osiris for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring -9.49 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.