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The Emirate of Beta Four is a mammoth, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its frequent executions. The cynical population of 5.152 billion Beta Fourians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Public Transport, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 21.6%.

The Beta Fourian economy, worth 241 trillion Delta Eagles a year, is led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Information Technology, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 46,822 Delta Eagles, with the richest citizens earning 5.4 times as much as the poorest.

Victims of limb-mauling industrial accidents are told to keep working with their remaining hand, new safety regulations require all cars manufactured in Beta Four to be bombproof, wandering Beta Fourians are known for their one-track minds, and prankster scientists legally change their names to silly pseudonyms before major discoveries. Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Beta Four's national animal is the Kitsune, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Beta Four is ranked 134,624^th in the world and 1^st in When They Cry for Largest Populations, with 5.15 billion capita.