The Democratic States of Bean island is a very large, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its daily referendums, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 489 million Bean islandians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bean central. The average income tax rate is 72.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Bean islandian economy, worth 29.1 trillion feves a year, is highly specialized and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Information Technology and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 59,507 feves, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Visiting dignitaries make excuses to leave functions early and head to the nearest pub, RPG fans reminisce fondly about when people thought they were evil and dangerous rather than geeky and socially inept, Leader's used car is held together by bumper stickers that support the opposition, and trust-fund babies line up for places in community college. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bean island's national animal is the horse, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Bean island is ranked 306,008^th in the world and 92^nd in Estalcia for Largest Black Market, with 11.0 billion Standard Monetary Units.