The Democratic States of Beta Lumity is a massive, cultured nation, renowned for its free-roaming dinosaurs, otherworldly petting zoo, and compulsory gun ownership. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 1.218 billion Beta Lumityians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 43.8%.

The strong Beta Lumityian economy, worth 78.4 trillion snails a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Furniture Restoration, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 64,360 snails, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.8 times as much as the poorest.

Pinkerton agents are called in to forcibly break up white collar strikes, diaper-wrapped shawarma is a fan-favorite, overly distant dads are conscripted into national nappy service, and the nation has gained millions of new citizens overnight. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Beta Lumity's national animal is the owl, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Beta Lumity is ranked 64,133^rd in the world and 2^nd in Metropolis for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 1,584.32 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.