The Pizza Loving Lucky Colony of Autumn beetles is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Santa Claus with a fair hand, and remarkable for its rampant corporate plagiarism, keen interest in outer space, and triple-decker prams. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 3.813 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 average income tax rate is 99.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Autumnian economy, worth 760 trillion Golden Candy Canes a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Pizza Delivery, and Tourism. Average income is an impressive 199,535 Golden Candy Canes, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

People can't decide between preserving forests and buying print copies of 'Dogman Versus The Giggler', the nation is stuck in permanent election mode as politicians demand constant do-overs, the government takes agricultural advice from a wasp-themed superhero, and AI citizens are criticized for being robotic. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Autumn beetles's national animal is the Leprechaun, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Athyism.

Autumn beetles is ranked 258,613^th in the world and 47^th in World of Beetles for Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry, scoring -17.03 on the Tasmanian Pulp Environmental Export Index.