The Democratic States of Bean island is a very large, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its irreverence towards religion, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 461 million Bean islandians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bean central. The average income tax rate is 72.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Bean islandian economy, worth 27.4 trillion feves a year, is highly specialized and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Information Technology and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 59,440 feves, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Stone wrist watches that weigh 20lb are the latest trend, visiting dignitaries make excuses to leave functions early and head to the nearest pub, RPG fans reminisce fondly about when people thought they were evil and dangerous rather than geeky and socially inept, and Leader's used car is held together by bumper stickers that support the opposition. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bean island's national animal is the horse, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Bean island is ranked 251,523^rd in the world and 84^th in Estalcia for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -6.03 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.