The Commonwealth of Beltareich is a huge, safe nation, remarkable for its avowedly heterosexual populace, compulsory military service, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 470 million beltians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Imperia. The average income tax rate is 68.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Beltareichian economy, worth 34.1 trillion pounds a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Basket Weaving. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 72,549 pounds, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

A cyber-war between file sharers and the music industry formats hard drives across the country, extreme hiring regulations mean a job in Beltareich is often a lifetime appointment, one-man canoes fitted with the latest tracking technology leave no room for one man, and citizens finish cleaning up after the annual National Treasure Hunt just in time for the next one. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Beltareich's national animal is the eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Beltareich is ranked 69,806^th in the world and 21^st in 0000 for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 3,115.4 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.