The Armed Republic of Beacon IV is a titanic, safe nation, remarkable for its compulsory vegetarianism, irreverence towards religion, and restrictive gun laws. The cynical population of 24.53 billion Beacon IVians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Defense, and Education. The average income tax rate is 34.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but underdeveloped Beacon IVian economy, worth 534 trillion Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Retail, Information Technology, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 21,780 Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Voting is compulsory, vegetarianism is compulsory, organ donation is compulsory, and scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Beacon IV's national animal is the rattlesnake, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Beacon IV is ranked 139,004^th in the world and 2^nd in Lands of the Ooga for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 34.37 Effective Tax Rate.