The Community of Bel Techia is a huge, socially progressive nation, notable for its state-planned economy, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 567 million Bel Techians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Flora. The average income tax rate is 76.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish Bel Techian economy, worth 14.6 trillion deniers a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 25,818 deniers, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The consent form for routine blood pressure measurement has been nominated for the 'Novel Of The Year' award, tradesmen will knock 10% off their fees if customers pay cash, many whiskies taste suspiciously like automobile radiators, and political hopefuls must announce their intentions decades in advance to accommodate extensive background checks. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bel Techia's national animal is the panther, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Bel Techia is ranked 224,947^th in the world and 130^th in Karma for Largest Populations, with 567 million capita.