The Commonwealth of Beric is a mammoth, cultured nation, ruled by Ian Mcforn with an even hand, and notable for its rum-swilling pirates, compulsory military service, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, devout population of 8.207 billion Bericians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Augusta. The average income tax rate is 29.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Berician economy, worth 573 trillion Dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming, Tourism, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 69,870 Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Preschools put children down for naps with milk, cookies, and a gruesome story of vengeance, the nation has recently been attributed to the funding of terrorist organisations, the nation's orphanages and maternity wards have been nicknamed 'the Killbot Factories', and terrorist videos start by thanking their sponsors. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Beric's national animal is the Berician Badger, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Beric is ranked 157,375^th in the world and 8,523^rd in Osiris for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 29.28 Effective Tax Rate.