The Theocracy of Beta Colony 13 is a titanic, pleasant nation, renowned for its burgeoning Rattlesnake population. The hard-working population of 19.131 billion Beta Colony 13ians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 15.4%.

The Beta Colony 13ian economy, worth 907 trillion Deneroes a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Pizza Delivery, Cheese Exports, and Soda Sales. Average income is 47,459 Deneroes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Beta Colony 13's national animal is the Rattlesnake.

Beta Colony 13 is ranked 264,765^th in the world and 1^st in Beta Blight for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 3,029.66 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.