The Community of Protactaria is a very large, cultured nation, remarkable for its infamous sell-swords, compulsory military service, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 250 million Protactarians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 63.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Protactarian economy, worth 21.4 trillion Bals a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 85,766 Bals, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Birth rates have hit an all-time low, excited shovel-bearing geeks wander the countryside, there's nothing more rock-and-roll than absolute sobriety, and a firework a day does not in fact keep the doctor away. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Protactaria's national animal is the Thimble Jellyfish, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Protactaria is ranked 291,179^th in the world and 339^th in 10000 Islands for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector, scoring -9.54 on the Pepperoni Propulsion Productivity Index.