The Free Land of Beverley is a massive, efficient nation, remarkable for its public floggings, pith helmet sales, and suspicion of poets. The hard-working, democratic population of 1.765 billion Beverleyians are effectively ruled by a group of massive corporations, who run for political office and provide their well-off citizens with world-class goods and services. Their poorer citizens, however, are mostly starving to death while being urged to go out and get real jobs. The populace has reasonably extensive civil rights, although these are mostly aimed at allowing them to buy whatever they like.

The medium-sized, outspoken government prioritizes Defense, although Administration, Healthcare, and Education are also considered important, while International Aid isn't funded at all. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 15.5%.

The thriving Beverleyian economy, worth 107 trillion marks a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 60,971 marks, with the richest citizens earning 9.2 times as much as the poorest.

Antique comic book collectors are disappointed to hear that their treasures are worth exactly as little as their mothers said they were, a little pushing and pulling is needed for big ships to pass, heavily-laden pregnant women are told they can manage, and libraries are now installed with jacuzzis and mini-bars. Crime, especially youth-related, is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Beverley's national animal is the unicorn, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Beverley is ranked 182,819^th in the world and 41^st in Serenity for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring zero on the Clooney Contribution Index.