The United States of Philosopher Oak is a very large, safe nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 275 million Disciples are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Education, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 24.4%.

The strong Philosophical economy, worth 15.4 trillion big marlboroes a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Furniture Restoration, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 55,954 big marlboroes, with the richest citizens earning 5.1 times as much as the poorest.

School children are forced to sing the national anthem every morning, the country is effectively ruled by large corporations and business consultants, criminals rejoice in the streets as the entire police force is sent away on a training retreat, and voting for pro-Bigtopian candidates is voluntary. Crime is almost non-existent. Philosopher Oak's national animal is the big hairy care bear, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Philosopher Oak is ranked 93,106^th in the world and 4^th in Windswept Depths of Pandemonium for Most Cultured, scoring 67 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.