The Protectorate of Khal Papax is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Nolan Alder with an even hand, and notable for its daily referendums and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed population of 1.703 billion Khal Papaxians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Maiport. The average income tax rate is 22.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Khal Papaxian economy, worth 99.4 trillion Scrobles a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 58,395 Scrobles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

The government is a clear-cut case of tyranny by majority, innocent defendants often plead guilty for fear of receiving a much harsher sentence before jury, elevator music has been replaced by thrash metal played at maximum volume, and libraries are bulldozed to make way for internet cafés. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low. Khal Papax's national animal is the Papaxian Macaques, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Khal Papax is ranked 82,026^th in the world and 1,508^th in the South Pacific for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring 2,995.92 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.