The State of Begawan is a gargantuan, safe nation, notable for its compulsory military service, state-planned economy, and stringent health and safety legislation. The cynical population of 17.44 billion Begawanians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 70.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but stagnant Begawanian economy, worth 208 trillion betales a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Pizza Delivery, Basket Weaving, and Trout Farming. Average income is 11,964 betales, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The nation's official head of religious affairs is an atheist, women who display their ankles are shunned by society, teams of painters are converting road signs from horse lengths to kilometers, and the people of Begawan are renowned for their nihilistic attitudes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Begawan's national animal is the deer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Begawan is ranked 52,047^th in the world and 3^rd in Western Australia for Lowest Crime Rates, with 73.6 law-abiding acts per hour.