The Crowned Republic of Betmet is a gargantuan, efficient nation, renowned for its museums and concert halls, keen interest in outer space, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, democratic population of 10.343 billion Betmetians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The large, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Port des Roses. The average income tax rate is 79.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Betmetian economy, worth a remarkable 1,349 trillion Ridgers a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 130,437 Ridgers, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Criminals lock themselves in their mums' basements to avoid prison, the atmosphere in Betmetian boardrooms is turning more gay, producers insist that movie stars wear crash helmets in every scene, and Brancalandian Brie isn't available anywhere in Betmet. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Betmet's national animal is the Royal Bull, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Betmet is ranked 11,611^th in the world and 5^th in Ridgefield for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 378 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.