The Community of Protactaria is a very large, efficient nation, notable for its compulsory military service, state-planned economy, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 289 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 Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Praseodymia. The average income tax rate is 63.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Protactarian economy, worth 24.8 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 85,836 Bals, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Structures are raised on promises, hypochondriacs demand treatment for genetic disorders they don't have, Protactaria has designated Praseodymia as its capital city, and the government has instituted 'traveller reservations' across the country. 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 291,194^th in the world and 223^rd in 10000 Islands for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 24.15 on the Bus Surprisal Index.