The Isotope of Protium is a titanic, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its public floggings, ritual sacrifices, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 20.057 billion Protiumians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 90.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Protiumian economy, worth a remarkable 3,397 trillion Golds a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, broadly diversified black market in Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, Furniture Restoration, and Uranium Mining. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 169,380 Golds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

The most sacred right is the right to ignore the rights of slaves, the combined alert sound of a nation simultaneously receiving a text message is a common cause of hearing damage, shoving people into lockers qualifies you for a ministerial position, and voting is voluntary. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Protium's national animal is the Elephant, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Protium is ranked 129,716^th in the world and 14^th in Geopolity for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 1,268.4 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.