The Glorious Dominion of Beeurdicus is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Wilsher Zelk with an iron fist, and notable for its closed borders, disturbing lack of elderly people, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 3.882 billion Beeurdicusians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The enormous, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bastion. The average income tax rate is 73.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Beeurdicusian economy, worth 319 trillion credits a year, is led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is extensive. Average income is 82,309 credits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Manufacturers of biodegradable plastics have to wait for months to show evidence of organic decomposition, carrots are orange, apples are red and food waste is increasing, the government is full of esquivalience, and commuters are denied boarding for attempting to bring packed lunches onto trains. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Beeurdicus's national animal is the giant crab, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Beeurdicus is ranked 192,686^th in the world and 1,589^th in the West Pacific for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring 80.1 on the Clooney Contribution Index.