The Protectorate of Spice Harvester 14 is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its closed borders, prohibition of alcohol, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 8.558 billion Spice Harvester 14ians 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 relatively small, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Spice Harvester 14ian economy, worth 983 trillion spices a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Tourism. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 114,880 spices, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 518,123 per year while the poor average 15,685, a ratio of 33.0 to 1.

Government theft from poor artists to give to rich allies has been dubbed the "reverse Robin Hood" policy, public shaming is the bedrock of Spice Harvester 14ian society, it's best to decline if Leader offers to buy a round of drinks, and they say that Leader's personal computer is full of naked pictures of the Emperor of Maxtopia. Crime is pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Spice Harvester 14's national animal is the sandworm, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Spice Harvester 14 is ranked 273,626^th in the world and 1,737^th in Jihad Army of the Emperor for Nicest Citizens, with 0.5 average smiles per day.