The Freehold of The Beornings is a titanic, safe nation, ruled by Beorn the skin-changer with an even hand, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, anti-smoking policies, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 10.023 billion skinchangers are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government prioritizes Education, with Healthcare, Law & Order, and Environment also on the agenda, while Spirituality and Industry aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Beornweardstun. The average income tax rate is 66.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but underdeveloped Beorning economy, worth 252 trillion golden bees a year, is highly specialized and led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 25,180 golden bees, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The nationalised Arms Manufacturing Industry is not interested in making weapons, artists from across the nation compete to renovate the restrooms of old government buildings, days begin with afternoon tea, and artists are pillars of society. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Beornings's national animal is the bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is animism.

The Beornings is ranked 265,303^rd in the world and 1^st in the HomeStead for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector, scoring -7.56 on the Pepperoni Propulsion Productivity Index.