The Protectorate of Spoox is a gargantuan, orderly nation, remarkable for its punitive income tax rates, restrictive gun laws, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 23.441 billion Spooxians 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 government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized morass — juggles the competing demands of Defense, Welfare, and Education. The average income tax rate is 69.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant Spooxian economy, worth 56.3 trillion Dollars a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is led by the Furniture Restoration industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 2,399 Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Spoox's national animal is the snake, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Spoox is ranked 144,599^th in the world and 3,352^nd in the South Pacific for Safest, scoring 62.65 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.