The Protectorate of Xifaeth is a massive, orderly nation, notable for its rum-swilling pirates, barren, inhospitable landscape, and compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 1.322 billion Xifaeth 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 tiny, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Spirituality, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 8.1%.

The very strong Xifaeth economy, worth 88.5 trillion Ðærds a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Furniture Restoration, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 66,911 Ðærds, with the richest citizens earning 6.5 times as much as the poorest.

Battlefield gains are quickly lost when enemies don't respect a time-out, a century of peace does not preclude peace negotiations, citizens are expected to be proficient in at least five languages, and official maps have to be revised on a weekly basis. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low, despite the fact that it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many laws. Xifaeth's national animal is the grey wolf, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Xifaeth is ranked 85,891^st in the world and 3^rd in Solstice for Greatest Rich-Poor Divides, with 6.46 Rich To Poor Income Ratio.