The Protectorate of Spice Harvester 480 is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its frequent executions, ritual sacrifices, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 8.478 billion Spice Harvester 480ians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 47.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Spice Harvester 480ian economy, worth 755 trillion spices a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Gambling, and Soda Sales. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is 89,079 spices, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 319,825 per year while the poor average 17,776, a ratio of 18.0 to 1.

East Lebatuck tests its moon rovers in the barren wasteland of rural Spice Harvester 480, children are disappointed their allowances are no longer convertible to gold, many politicians carry out their morning ablutions in public restrooms, and tumbleweed drifts through the nation's shopping centres during the weekends. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Spice Harvester 480's national animal is the sandworm, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Spice Harvester 480 is ranked 234,524^th in the world and 449^th in Jihad Army of the Emperor for Highest Food Quality, scoring 8.84 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.