The Community of A Bean is a titanic, genial nation, renowned for its irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, democratic population of 10.166 billion Ron Weasleys 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 tiny government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 7.7%.

The strong Bean economy, worth 603 trillion Bertie Bott’s Beans a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Pizza Delivery industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 59,336 Bertie Bott’s Beans, with the richest citizens earning 5.3 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. A Bean's national animal is the Salamander, which can occasionally be seen avoiding garbage in the nation's murky oceans.

A Bean is ranked 277,672^nd in the world and 4,568^th in eta for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring -3.16 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.