The Protectorate of Pentathlon is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 1.819 billion Pentathlonians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Kharkov. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 15.4%.

The strong Pentathlonian economy, worth 95.6 trillion dollars a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Gambling, Cheese Exports, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 52,534 dollars, with the richest citizens earning 6.8 times as much as the poorest.

The government is slowly introducing social welfare programs, Pentathlon has designated New Kharkov as its capital city, a major religion has been named as Pentathlon's national religion, and Leader has just been declared ruler of Pentathlon in an international press conference. Crime, especially youth-related, is moderate. Pentathlon's national animal is the cobra, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Pentathlon is ranked 119,561^st in the world and 3^rd in The Frozen Snow Bloc for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 646.46 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.