The Socialist Republic of Bealan is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Sio Dion with an even hand, and remarkable for its state-planned economy, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 3.753 billion Bealanians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Esrila. The average income tax rate is 78.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Bealanian economy, worth 334 trillion Principals a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 89,100 Principals, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Loudmouthed journalists are given the chop, the government is crossing the Rubicon in its levels of corruption, the bonfire of the old paper records can be seen for miles around Esrila, and suburban residents are told not to panic while hitchhikers swarm their neighborhoods. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bealan's national animal is the Golden Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Bahaí.

Bealan is ranked 161,633^rd in the world and 7^th in The Social Republics of Idias for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 729.54 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.