The Democratic Republic of Beta Colony 16 is a titanic, pleasant nation, renowned for its burgeoning Rattlesnake population. The hard-working population of 19.343 billion Beta Colony 16ians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 19.4%.

The Beta Colony 16ian economy, worth 833 trillion Deneroes a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Information Technology, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 43,080 Deneroes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Beta Colony 16's national animal is the Rattlesnake.

Beta Colony 16 is ranked 111,029^th in the world and 1^st in Beta Beer for Least Corrupt Governments, with 93.2 percentage of bribes refused.