The Empire of Phylogenetic Systematics is a colossal, safe nation, notable for its compulsory military service, state-planned economy, and stringent health and safety legislation. The quiet, industrious population of 5.958 billion Living beings are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Spirituality. The average income tax rate is 67.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant Phylogenetic Systematicsian economy, worth 99.7 trillion SNPS a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Trout Farming, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 16,734 SNPS, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Genetic researchers have been expelled, 'Totally Not Partisan News' is a line item on the government budget, raindances intended to summon storms instead attract tourists, and many friends and relatives of Leader have been given ambassador jobs in tropical island nations. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Phylogenetic Systematics's national animal is the Holotype, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Phylogenetic Systematics is ranked 101,237^th in the world and 12^th in Anime for Nicest Citizens, with 13.62 average smiles per day.