The Federation of Phitoria is a very large, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, public floggings, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 140 million Phitorians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 32.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Phitorian economy, worth 6.28 trillion catcoins a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Furniture Restoration, and Gambling. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 44,862 catcoins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Concerned environmentalists wipe away their tears with tissues sourced from Tasmanian old-growth redwoods, the nation's youth voluntarily goes to bed early out of sheer tiredness from their working days, prisons are filled with the cackles and sobs of a deranged inmate population, and five-year-olds who refuse to line up on command get gold stars. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Phitoria's national animal is the cat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Phitoria is ranked 139,815^th in the world and 70^th in Hive for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 1,961.36 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.