The United Socialist States of The nation of the phoenix is a huge, safe nation, notable for its frequent executions, ban on automobiles, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 930 million phoenixians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of tarotarrian city. The average income tax rate is 36.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The phoenixian economy, worth 44.3 trillion tolks a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Pizza Delivery, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 47,677 tolks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Every new building project has to undergo a five-year environmental impact study before it can go ahead, scientists earn more grant money for reproducing old experiments than trying anything new, election ballot papers are so long that unused ones are recycled as toilet roll, and citizens seem fixated on 105m x 45m rectangles. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The nation of the phoenix's national animal is the phoenix, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

The nation of the phoenix is ranked 70,289^th in the world and 238^th in Carcassonne for Safest, scoring 94.4 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.