by Max Barry

Latest Forum Topics

Advertisement

Governor: The Glories Old of Sunrise Trail

WA Delegate (non-executive): The Federal Village of MountAye (elected )

Founder: The Glories Old of Sunrise Trail

Last WA Update:

Maps Board Poll Activity History Admin Rank

Most World Assembly Endorsements: 50th Most Influential: 152nd Most Nations: 512th+27
Most Valuable International Artwork: 999th Most Cultured: 1,210th Most Beautiful Environments: 1,462nd Smartest Citizens: 1,478th Nudest: 1,650th Nicest Citizens: 1,708th Largest Publishing Industry: 1,710th Most Eco-Friendly Governments: 1,731st Most Advanced Public Education: 1,808th Most Inclusive: 1,818th Most Accessible: 1,830th Highest Food Quality: 1,989th Most Compassionate Citizens: 2,043rd Most Rebellious Youth: 2,314th Highest Economic Output: 2,377th Highest Wealthy Incomes: 2,494th Most Advanced Public Transport: 2,501st Largest Welfare Programs: 2,525th Largest Information Technology Sector: 2,680th Healthiest Citizens: 2,731st Most Scientifically Advanced: 2,765th Most Extensive Public Healthcare: 2,817th Most Secular: 2,870th Highest Poor Incomes: 3,023rd Greatest Rich-Poor Divides: 3,228th Highest Disposable Incomes: 3,312th Highest Foreign Aid Spending: 3,337th
World Factbook Entry

Have you ever wondered
Looking at the world
Looking in your mind
Have you ever wondered
You are a philosopher
What goes through your mind?
Have you ever wondered...

Welcome:
Welcome to Philosophers, a friendly, inclusive region where we all wonder in our own way.
Guide to NationStates.

History:
We are the proud offspring of Philosophy 115.
Philosophers was founded on 18 May 2021.
Philosophers' map became the Featured Map of the day on Nov 7 2025.

World Assembly:
Join the World Assembly, and endorse our fellow WA members.

Regional:
Philosophers News.
Regional Commendation. Author: THX1138

Map:
Maintained by MountAye.
Want to be on it? Here is how.

Announcements:
He who has a why to live can bear almost any how — Friedrich Nietzsche



Map

This is the map of Philosophers created by The Federal Village of MountAye . It has 5,748 estimated diplomatic weight behind it, the most in Philosophers. It is one of 5 maps of Philosophers.

Embassies: Philosophy 115, Forest, Nudist Dreamland, 10000 Islands, Gay Equality, Haiku, The Maritimes, Universal Dream Network, Ulthar, Gay, Deutschland, Hell, New York, Absurdistan, Texas, Portugal, and 6 others.Arctica, Schopenhauer, Free Thought, Moonveil, Anarchy, and The Sacred Elite.

Tags: Commended and Large.

Regional Power: High

Philosophers contains 52 nations, the 512th most in the world.

Today's World Census Report

The Safest in Philosophers

World Census agents tested the sharpness of household objects, the softness of children's play equipment, and the survival rate of people taking late walks to determine how safe each nation is to visit.

As a region, Philosophers is ranked 11,601st in the world for Safest.

NationWA CategoryMotto
1.The Free Land of Pacific Northwest TerritoriesScandinavian Liberal Paradise“Kill All Nazis”
2.The ☮️Borderlands🏴 of Laughing HyenaLeft-wing Utopia“🌍Life feeds on life, 🌏feeds on life, 🌎feeds on life”
3.The Intellectual Republic of QuanturiumAuthoritarian Democracy“Innovandi Simul ut unus!”
4.The Commonwealth of Central KadiganNew York Times Democracy“We are free and happy; but poor as dirt!”
5.The Protectorate of ReporterLiberal Democratic Socialists“Más vale prevenir que curar”
6.The Constitutional Monarchy of Kingdom of CambriaDemocratic Socialists“Lorem Ipsum allof Brfs Triu Dipof Lort au Brtnki Sonx”
7.The Ineffable Existential Abyss of CognoscoLeft-wing Utopia“Unity, through community”
8.The Republic of MagnausCivil Rights Lovefest“We'll Never Back Down... Until We Get Some Money.”
9.The Cognomandate of EsklabauCapitalist Paradise“It is solely a matter of time.”
10.The Commonwealth of Nuevo AlbuquerqueLiberal Democratic Socialists“Unidos”
123456»

Regional Poll • Every country has the government it deserves.

The ☮️Borderlands🏴 of Laughing Hyena wrote:Joseph de Maistre

Voting opened 13 hours ago and will close . Open to all nations. You cannot vote as you are not logged in.

Regional Happenings

More...

Philosophers Regional Message Board

Trout Fishing

1. Llamabet top 4%
2. Littoral Clans top 8%
3. Postapocalyptic Terror top 17%

Middle: Nuevo Albuquerque bottom 29%

Last: Krankheit bottom 0%

In Valezinia, prison is a nightmare.

In Kylalo, religious organisations are being forced to leave the country or pay income taxes like everybody else.

In Quanturium, artists from across the nation compete to renovate the restrooms of old government buildings.

“We are social creatures to the inmost centre of our being. The notion that one can begin anything at all from scratch, free from the past, or unindebted to others, could not conceivably be more wrong.”
― Karl Popper

Insurance

1. Postapocalyptic Terror top 0.03% (78th in world)
2. Anarchocapitalistan top 0.04%
3. Azklabau top 1%

Middle: Jibjibistan top 39%

Last: Telgan bottom 0%

In The Void Cometh, hit and run driving is no longer a crime - it's the national sport.

In Awesomesauced, schoolchildren are divided over Leader's "Why Tigers are Cooler than Lions" speech.

In Volurkunst, kids who move from attending a public school in the city to the country often struggle in goat milking class.

“What sort of philosophers are we, who know absolutely nothing of the origin and destiny of cats?”
― Henry David Thoreau

2 days 5 hours ago: The Federation of Qude of the region The waters proposed constructing embassies.

What do you guys think? I don't think we have a good acquaintance with them. Therefore, I will turn them down if there are no objections.

MountAye wrote:2 days 5 hours ago: The Federation of Qude of the region The waters proposed constructing embassies.

What do you guys think? I don't think we have a good acquaintance with them. Therefore, I will turn them down if there are no objections.

That seems right. We just don’t know them. No personal connection.

Welfare

1. Superior Intelligence top 0.2%
2. Kingdom of Cambria top 0.3%
3. Telgan top 0.4%

Middle: Poland-Lithuania top 29%

Last: Anarchocapitalistan bottom 0%

Nuevo Albuquerque’s free colleges struggle to maintain standards in the face of overwhelming demand.

In The Void Cometh, the Violet Mile now refers to the long line-ups that former death row inmates wait in as they transfer to maximum security prisons.

In Sunrise Trail, Leader is adamant that ponies aren't just for little girls.

“Think of your many years of procrastination; how the gods have repeatedly granted you further periods of grace, of which you have taken no advantage. It is time now to realise the nature of the universe to which you belong, and of that controlling Power whose offspring you are; and to understand that your time has a limit set to it. Use it, then, to advance your enlightenment; or it will be gone, and never in your power again.”
― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

Niceness: 1) Cognosco top 0.4%; 2) Pacific Northwest Territories top 0.5%; 3) Laughing Hyena top 0.5%. It’s nice to be nice.

Have a good weekend.

Black Market

1. Superior Intelligence top 2%
2. Krankheit top 2%
3. DDD top 3%

Middle: Richest top 48%

Last: Valezinia bottom 2%

In Archadon, artists from across the nation compete to renovate the restrooms of old government buildings.

Prisons in Yzhklabau are the summer homes of murderers.

In Magnaus, newspapers are running a front-page picture of William Williams holding a crowbar and standing over a bloodied stockbroker.

“Every country has the government it deserves.”
― Joseph de Maistre

Eco-Friendliness: 1) Kingdom of Cambria top 0.2%; 2) Telgan top 0.4%; 3) Laughing Hyena top 0.4%. Enjoy your Sunday.

Post self-deleted by DeSpencers Ghost.

Safety

1. Pacific Northwest Territories top 0.3%
2. Laughing Hyena top 0.5%
3. Quanturium top 0.8%

Middle: The Void Cometh top 39%

Last: Anarchocapitalistan bottom 0%

In Magnaus, under love's heavy burden William Williams sinks lower in the political right's esteem.

In Reporter, the threat of economic apocalypse brings out the best in people.

In Archadon, 90% of active duty AAF personnel have been laid off and replaced by robot kill-drones.

“People ought to fight
to keep their law
as to defend the city's walls.”
― Heraclitus, Fragments

Forum View

Advertisement