The Flaming River of Phlegethon is a gargantuan, safe nation, remarkable for its restrictive gun laws and stringent health and safety legislation. The cynical population of 15.115 billion Phlegethonians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 50.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but sluggish Phlegethonian economy, worth 266 trillion Crowns a year, is led by the Door-to-door Insurance Sales industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Basket Weaving, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 17,637 Crowns, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Phlegethon's national animal is the Griffin.

Phlegethon is ranked 124,609^th in the world and 6,007^th in Lazarus for Most Beautiful Environments, with 534.52 pounds of wildlife per square mile.