The Militarist Republic of The Filippinas is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by Marshal Lakarda Altarehos with a fair hand, and renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, ubiquitous missile silos, and otherworldly petting zoo. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, humorless population of 11.784 billion Pinasans are effectively ruled by a group of massive corporations, who run for political office and provide their well-off citizens with world-class goods and services. Their poorer citizens, however, are mostly starving to death while being urged to go out and get real jobs. The populace has reasonably extensive civil rights, although these are mostly aimed at allowing them to buy whatever they like.

The relatively small, pro-business, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Maharlika. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 75.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Pinasan economy, worth a remarkable 3,620 trillion Pinasan Casings a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 307,214 Pinasan Casings, with the richest citizens earning 9.5 times as much as the poorest.

Politicians sweat as journalists scour internet archives for any mention of them, crowds of flag-burning protesters tend to accidentally become crowds of burning protesters, there are no more heroes any more, and the question of 'what is Marshal Lakarda Altarehos's favorite color?' has been given a priority rating of burnt-orange. Crime is totally unknown. The Filippinas's national animal is the Aguila, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

The Filippinas is ranked 89,432^nd in the world and 1,017^th in the South Pacific for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 3,528.2 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.