The Republic of Bekkersdal is a massive, socially progressive nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, complete absence of social welfare, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 3.642 billion Bekkersdalians enjoy great individual freedoms in everything except elections, which, where they exist at all, are populist shams for a dictatorship government that has no intention of ever giving up power.

The minute, pro-business, well-organized government, or what there is of one, is primarily concerned with Defense, although Law & Order is also considered important, while International Aid and Spirituality aren't funded at all. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.9%.

The strong Bekkersdalian economy, worth 181 trillion guilders a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Soda Sales, Automobile Manufacturing, and Information Technology. Average income is 49,808 guilders, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 321,018 per year while the poor average 3,122, a ratio of 102 to 1.

Crime is a major problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Bekkersdal's national animal is the squirrel, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Bekkersdal is ranked 270,091^st in the world and 9,859^th in Balder for Safest, scoring 7.3 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.