The Free Land of Beowulf is a massive, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its state-planned economy, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The democratic, devout population of 3.001 billion Beowulfians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Spirituality, and Education. The average income tax rate is 66.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant Beowulfian economy, worth 53.5 trillion thalers a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Pizza Delivery, and Book Publishing. Average income is 17,830 thalers, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Euthanasia is illegal, a major religion has been named as Beowulf's national religion, Leader has just been declared ruler of Beowulf in an international press conference, and Beowulf has designated Beowulf City as its capital city. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Beowulf's national animal is the wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Beowulf is ranked 241,095^th in the world and 35^th in Dixie for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -7.03 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.