The S H I E L D of Protector of Pacifica is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Thanos Dione with an iron fist, and renowned for its infamous sell-swords, free-roaming dinosaurs, and unlimited-speed roads. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 12.428 billion Iron Men 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 large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Titan. The average income tax rate is 76.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Iron Man economy, worth a remarkable 1,990 trillion dollars a year, is quite specialized and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Retail. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 160,141 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.3 times as much as the poorest.

Code enforcement officers circle wealthy Iron Men like vultures, a rusted hulk in Titan harbour has been voted the worst eyesore in The East Pacific, asking a cutie their star sign is always met with withering scorn, and sex offenders find themselves cut off from the ability to repeat their crimes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Protector of Pacifica's national animal is the eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is Thanatos.

Protector of Pacifica is ranked 24,241^st in the world and 536^th in The East Pacific for Lowest Crime Rates, with 86.48 law-abiding acts per hour.