The Pizza Loving Lucky Colony of Holy beetles is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Santa Claus with a fair hand, and notable for its ban on automobiles, hatred of cheese, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 3.879 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 99.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Holyian economy, worth 811 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 amazing 209,274 Golden Candy Canes, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Theatre audiences often need a telescope to see the stage, shouting contests are an important part of government job interviews, legislators work 24/7 due to an influx of single-issue bills, and the government is proud to report that ten percent of all tax revenue goes to funding suspected terrorist organizations. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Holy beetles's national animal is the Leprechaun, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Athyism.

Holy beetles is ranked 3,463^rd in the world and 16^th in World of Beetles for Smartest Citizens, with 149.74 quips per hour.