The Commonwealth of Phanama is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by President Bowleaf with a fair hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, prohibition of alcohol, and anti-smoking policies. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 1.784 billion Phanamans love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Spiritus. The average income tax rate is 71.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Phanaman economy, worth 181 trillion Phanaman Pesos a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Basket Weaving, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 101,619 Phanaman Pesos, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

Interest in globalism never flags, President Bowleaf's luxurious new home has been designated as a protected cultural heritage site, seven-year-olds debate for weeks on the merits of the Oxford comma, and school football matches are usually five-a-side. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Phanama's national animal is the Rabbit, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Phanama is ranked 53,968^th in the world and 2,140^th in the South Pacific for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry, scoring 2,786.29 on the Spitz-Pollish Productivity Index.