The Federal Republic of Belius is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by President Ferro Pugni with an even hand, and renowned for its daily referendums, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cheerful population of 4.798 billion Belusians 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 enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Irena. The average income tax rate is 87.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Belusian economy, worth 563 trillion bels a year, is quite specialized and mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Retail. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 117,430 bels, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

The wearing and manufacture of fur apparel is banned, people stand their fridges back-to-front to benefit from the free heating, the wreckages of bombed planes that litter Belius are highly popular tourist destinations, and the government has legalised small-scale capitalism. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Belius's national animal is the crested pelican, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Belius is ranked 160,313^th in the world and 794^th in Europe for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 269.23 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.