The Republic of New Phalen is a massive, genial nation, ruled by carl mark with a fair hand, and remarkable for its state-planned economy, keen interest in outer space, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.146 billion New Phalenians 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 Education, Administration, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 78.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong New Phalenian economy, worth 91.1 trillion Dinars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 79,493 Dinars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Invasive drug testing is now performed at elementary school sports days, stranded mountaineers can watch livestreamed footage of their rescues, environmentalists are advocating slash-and-burn in the nation's forests, and bored politicians often entertain themselves with games of Simon during important votes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. New Phalen's national animal is the Yas, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

New Phalen is ranked 102,351^st in the world and 302^nd in The Communist Bloc for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 3,267.59 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.