The Protectorate of Spice Harvester 205 is a massive, orderly nation, renowned for its keen interest in outer space, enforced nudity, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 4.719 billion Spice Harvester 205ians are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 35.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Spice Harvester 205ian economy, worth 374 trillion spices a year, is led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Furniture Restoration, and Retail. Black market activity is extensive. Average income is 79,434 spices, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 576,375 per year while the poor average 3,451, a ratio of 167 to 1.

Drivers regularly pull over for nonexistent police cars, young people avoid opening doors for the elderly with impunity, autopsies often involve only cursory examination, and billions of spices are being blown on orbital weapons development. Crime is a serious problem, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Spice Harvester 205's national animal is the sandworm, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Spice Harvester 205 is ranked 167,053^rd in the world and 553^rd in Jihad Army of the Emperor for Most Influential, scoring 51 on the Soft Power Disbursement Rating.