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The Protectorate of Philippines DPR is a very large, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, ritual sacrifices, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, humorless, devout population of 386 million Philippines DPRians 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 relatively small government is primarily concerned with Defense, with Education, Healthcare, and Law & Order also on the agenda, while International Aid and Welfare receive no funds. The average income tax rate is 12.4%.

The Philippines DPRian economy, worth 20.1 trillion 4th Edition Trench Dollars 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 a slick, highly efficient, fairly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Trout Farming, Uranium Mining, and Woodchip Exports. 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 52,147 4th Edition Trench Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.7 times as much as the poorest.

The nation's once beautiful countryside has turned brown as farmers spray potent pesticides, roadside walls are being built and mother nature is paying for it, charged suspects often have to wait years before the courts have room to judge their trial, and daring to agree with another politician is grounds for instant dismissal. Crime is a serious problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Philippines DPR's national animal is the Black Spotted Tabby Cat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Philippines DPR is ranked 157,225^th in the world and 10^th in New Region oasis for Highest Average Incomes, with 52,147.02 Standard Monetary Units.