The Federal Republic of Bekenstein is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Chancellor Naomi Brenhild with an even hand, and notable for its smutty television, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 3.372 billion Bekensteinians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government prioritizes Defense, although Education, Healthcare, and Administration are also considered important. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Vollenheim. The average income tax rate is 87.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Bekensteinian economy, worth 517 trillion Credits a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 153,503 Credits, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

4-year-olds are often found reminiscing about the 'good old days', houses and businesses are bulldozed to make way for ever-expanding cemeteries, one-man canoes fitted with the latest tracking technology leave no room for one man, and minstrels carrying coconut shells provide sound effects wherever their nobles wander. Crime is totally unknown. Bekenstein's national animal is the Emu, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Luminarism.

Bekenstein is ranked 287,433^rd in the world and 87^th in The Global Elite for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 19,494.91 Standard Monetary Units.