The United Socialist States of Lesser Phlebacite is a colossal, efficient nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, keen interest in outer space, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 5.204 billion Lesser Phlebaciteans are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order, Administration, and Industry also on the agenda, while Spirituality and Social Policy are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of itsoorsnoo. The average income tax rate is 93.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Lesser Phlebacitean economy, worth a remarkable 2,401 trillion corvids a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Retail. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an amazing 461,549 corvids, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

All major public areas are watched by police surveillance cameras, military minds worry that 'the blue screen of death' on brand new operating systems may be a literal description, the government loves seeing the little people fight, and a faint smell of body odour can be detected at several miles' distance from the National Science Park. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lesser Phlebacite's national animal is the self-isolating one eyed crow, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Lesser Phlebacite is ranked 3,604^th in the world and 53^rd in 10000 Islands for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 20,660.04 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.