The People's Republic of Behemothe is a large, cultured nation, notable for its keen interest in outer space, irreverence towards religion, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate population of 174 million Behemotheans 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 juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 72.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Behemothean economy, worth 12.0 trillion Behemothean Rubles 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 Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Cheese Exports, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 68,940 Behemothean Rubles, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The experimental sculpture "Overtures In Dried Sika Deer Dung" has been declared a national treasure, the entire entry for Behemothe in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the World reads 'mostly harmless', the general public only knows their favorite politician's first name, and captains must wait until all rats are safe before jumping ship. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Behemothe's national animal is the Sika Deer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Behemothe is ranked 277,337^th in the world and 957^th in Carcassonne for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -7.55 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.