The State of Beckette is a colossal, efficient nation, remarkable for its irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, democratic population of 9.184 billion Becketteans are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 10.1%.

The very strong Beckettean economy, worth 562 trillion betales a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Soda Sales, Trout Farming, and Retail. Average income is 61,212 betales, with the richest citizens earning 7.9 times as much as the poorest.

The latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, surveillance cameras are banned, and Beckette has designated Capital Heights as its capital city. Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Beckette's national animal is the cow and horse.

Beckette is ranked 109,357^th in the world and 1^st in Federation of Free States for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 1,805.69 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.