The Protectorate of Japanese Philippines is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Governor Princes Sarabia Carulla with an even hand, and notable for its otherworldly petting zoo, public floggings, and enslaved workforce. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, humorless population of 1.977 billion Filipinos are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Baguio City. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 23.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Filipino economy, worth 174 trillion Pesos a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Gambling, Arms Manufacturing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is notable. Average income is 88,275 Pesos, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 283,469 per year while the poor average 20,836, a ratio of 13.6 to 1.

You're only as old as you feel, the Father of the House has been in office just shy of a fortnight, translators have been hired to deal with the varying regional accents during national political debates, and police detectives carry phrenology calipers as part of their standard kit. Crime is moderate. Japanese Philippines's national animal is the Lydia's Letchon, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Roman Catholicism.

Japanese Philippines is ranked 241,104^th in the world and 9,947^th in Osiris for Lowest Crime Rates, with 54.33 law-abiding acts per hour.