The Colony of The Nation Of The Beleaguered Peoples is a tiny, safe nation, renowned for its stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 9 million Beleaguered Persons of the Nation enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Education, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 28.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Personal-National-Colonial economy, worth 458 billion ALL CAPS DOLLARS a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Soda Sales, Furniture Restoration, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 50,969 ALL CAPS DOLLARS, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Science centers and state of the art laboratories are ubiquitous, pre-takeoff checks last longer than the flights themselves, white strait-jackets are the new orange jumpsuits, and the nationalised Arms Manufacturing Industry is not interested in making weapons. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Nation Of The Beleaguered Peoples's national animal is the mimic octopus, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

The Nation Of The Beleaguered Peoples is ranked 142,498^th in the world and 210^th in Edoca for Fattest Citizens, with 9.96 Obesity Rate.