The Confederacy of Phobi is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Deimos with an even hand, and notable for its public floggings, pith helmet sales, and free-roaming dinosaurs. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless population of 18.834 billion Phobians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Murk. The average income tax rate is 97.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Phobian economy, worth a remarkable 4,568 trillion Schustaffels a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 242,572 Schustaffels, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Diplomatic cables about Deimos have suddenly been very flattering, business ambassadors offer bong tokes to foreign leaders, mandatory state-funded classes teach Libertarianism, and telling someone to 'break a leg' is considered a criminal inducement to self harm. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Phobi's national animal is the Infidel, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Phobi is ranked 288,490^th in the world and 10,919^th in Osiris for Most Primitive, scoring -548.51 on the Scary Big Number Scale.