The Republic of Placeholder Phoenix is a tiny, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its compulsory military service and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 7 million Placeholder Phoenixians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 11.4%.

The strong Placeholder Phoenixian economy, worth 357 billion insert currency heres a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Book Publishing, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 51,019 insert currency heres, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.7 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is moderate. Placeholder Phoenix's national animal is the insert animal here, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Placeholder Phoenix is ranked 179,901^st in the world and 11^th in The Sapphirelands for Highest Poor Incomes, with 22,083.21 Standard Monetary Units.