The Dominion of The Calabash Protectorate is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Nkosi Zulu with a fair hand, and remarkable for its ubiquitous missile silos, keen interest in outer space, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 1.216 billion Calabash Protectorateans enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized government prioritizes Education, with Administration, Healthcare, and Defense also on the agenda, while Spirituality and Social Policy aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Vryheid. The average income tax rate is 28.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Calabash Protectoratean economy, worth 107 trillion Tiles a year, is led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Information Technology. Average income is 88,312 Tiles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Many friends and relatives of Nkosi Zulu have been given ambassador jobs in tropical island nations, all telephone traffic is monitored for 'national security reasons', the government has declined to declare any particular religion as its 'official' one, and Nkosi Zulu has just been declared ruler of The Calabash Protectorate in an international press conference. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Calabash Protectorate's national animal is the Rhinoceros, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

The Calabash Protectorate is ranked 25,616^th in the world and 1,007^th in The North Pacific for Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector, scoring 11,196.23 on the Charon Conveyancy Index.