The Protectorate of Diadectes is a colossal, orderly nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 4.738 billion Diadectesians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Healthcare, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 23.9%.

The Diadectesian economy, worth 185 trillion Delta Eagles a year, is led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Woodchip Exports, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 39,204 Delta Eagles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.9 times as much as the poorest.

Officials pull all-nighters to check immigrants for potential links to terrorists, the Diadectesian cut of Apocalypse Now sets the helicopter scene to eerie silence, cheap textbooks have replaced coasters at college ragers, and code enforcement officers circle wealthy Diadectesians like vultures. Crime is moderate, possibly because it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many regulations. Diadectes's national animal is the Kitsune, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Diadectes is ranked 197,146^th in the world and 6^th in Stockton for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 294.16 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.