The Free Land of Phodopus is a very large, socially progressive nation, renowned for its state-planned economy, hatred of cheese, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate population of 474 million Phodosians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 86.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Phodopusian economy, worth 31.1 trillion Cricets 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 dominated by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 65,627 Cricets, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The constant playing of Merry Birthday on Phodopusian radio has led to calls for the song to be classified as a crime against humanity, politicians have seen a significant reduction in followers on their social media accounts, one of the most popular models in Phodopus has a scarred face and one working eye, and people find it hard to relate to soldiers because of the dehumanising masks they wear. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Phodopus's national animal is the Prairie Vole, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Phodopus is ranked 287,849^th in the world and 4,629^th in The North Pacific for Most Conservative, scoring 13.17 on the Bush-Santorum Dawning Terror Index.