The Allied States of The Phoenix Accord is a massive, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 1.948 billion Phoenix Accordians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 23.2%.

The Phoenix Accordian economy, worth 82.8 trillion credits a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Automobile Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Information Technology, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 42,502 credits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.2 times as much as the poorest.

The government only invests in infrastructure after a natural disaster. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Phoenix Accord's national animal is the phoenix, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

The Phoenix Accord is ranked 221,417^th in the world and 13^th in Empires Forever United for Largest Black Market, with 307 billion Standard Monetary Units.