The Republic of Phydios is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by President Ross with a fair hand, and remarkable for its frequent executions, sprawling nuclear power plants, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 25.654 billion Phydiosians 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 medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sula. The average income tax rate is 68.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Phydiosian economy, worth a remarkable 4,009 trillion quinoes a year, is quite specialized and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Information Technology. Average income is an impressive 156,306 quinoes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The examiners who examine examiners are being examined by examiners, consumption of cat memes has skyrocketed, courtrooms can be a little sketchy, and glamping Phydiosians won't sleep in a tent that doesn't include a Jacuzzi. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Phydios's national animal is the jaguar, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Phydios is ranked 20,639^th in the world and 7^th in Right to Life for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 304.47 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.