The Empire of Besancia is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Emperor Alexander with an even hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, daily referendums, and anti-smoking policies. The compassionate, cheerful, devout population of 5.763 billion Besancians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sakobe. The average income tax rate is 89.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Besancian economy, worth 830 trillion Roenars a year, is highly specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 144,057 Roenars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

A video of Emperor Alexander wearing shock-blue face paint and smashing an electric guitar in front of a frenzied crowd is on endless repeat on the nightly news, surveillance cameras are banned, space research funding has hit a recent high while several military bases are being closed down, and genetic research is temporarily tied up in government red tape. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Besancia's national animal is the Griffin, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Christianity.

Besancia is ranked 267,810^th in the world and 74^th in Independent Order for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -9.35 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.