The Protectorate of Chrysalidia is a colossal, socially progressive nation, ruled by Mark Davenport with an even hand, and notable for its national health service, state-planned economy, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate population of 5.942 billion Chrysalidians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Augsberg. The average income tax rate is 96.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Chrysalidian economy, worth 913 trillion Wads a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Trout Farming. Average income is an impressive 153,744 Wads, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Primetime re-runs of The Black and White Minstrel Show are a critical hit, sleep-deprived officials are known to collapse after late night revision for their examinations, politicians "baring all" for the camera isn't always a figure of speech, and male cubicle workers stand up every time a woman enters the room. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Chrysalidia's national animal is the Snipe, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Apathism.

Chrysalidia is ranked 5,376^th in the world and 1^st in The Empire of Kierania for Lowest Crime Rates, with 114.76 law-abiding acts per hour.