The Empire of Pharibe is a large, socially progressive nation, notable for its compulsory military service, unlimited-speed roads, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working population of 115 million Pharibeans are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The tiny government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Defense. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 7.1%.

The very strong Pharibean economy, worth 7.73 trillion FAFS a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Gambling, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 67,233 FAFS, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 272,602 per year while the poor average 11,038, a ratio of 24.7 to 1.

Unemployed accountants keep double-entry ledgers of their benefit claims, the roads are notorious throughout the region for their peril, bicyclists are banned from major roads, and employers may fire workers without giving any reason. Crime is moderate. Pharibe's national animal is the camel, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Pharibe is ranked 314,036^th in the world and 17,711^th in Lazarus for Largest Black Market, with 6.00 billion Standard Monetary Units.