The Republic of Bela Mapand is a mammoth, safe nation, remarkable for its avowedly heterosexual populace, zero percent divorce rate, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed population of 5.903 billion Bela Mapandians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 39.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Bela Mapandian economy, worth 318 trillion dollars a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Woodchip Exports, Automobile Manufacturing, and Basket Weaving. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 54,028 dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Rumor has it that Leader has won three lotteries in a row, military barracks resemble five-star hotels, members of the government all have oddly similar anecdotes about their childhoods, and the ban on cars has been repealed. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bela Mapand's national animal is the eagle, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

Bela Mapand is ranked 59,823^rd in the world and 7^th in Dimmersun for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 17,628.6 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.