The Pizza Loving Lucky Colony of September beetles is a colossal, socially progressive nation, ruled by Ringa Beetles with a fair hand, and notable for its ban on automobiles, lack of airports, and prohibition of alcohol. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 7.502 billion Beetles love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Yggdrasil. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Syptymbian economy, worth a remarkable 1,976 trillion Golden Yggdrasil Leaves a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing and Pizza Delivery. Average income is an amazing 263,406 Golden Yggdrasil Leaves, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, foreign policy is to avoid standing up to bullies, the official Syptymbian Phrase Book weighs as much as a small child, and leather-clad individuals can be seen walking their slaves in public parks. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. September beetles's national animal is the Leprechaun, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Athyism.

September beetles is ranked 954^th in the world and 88^th in World of Beetles for Lowest Crime Rates, with 172.68 law-abiding acts per hour.