The Exiled Hivemind Colony of BEEstreetz is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Kate The Queen Bee Mother Giver of Life with an even hand, and notable for its rum-swilling pirates, smutty television, and complete lack of public education. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 5.389 billion streets cold books warm streets enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The relatively small, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Defense, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Burghtownshire streets. The average income tax rate is 8.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient BEEstreetzian economy, worth 546 trillion Edwardian Era Hauntologies a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Soda Sales, and Retail. Black market activity is frequent. Average income is an impressive 101,379 Edwardian Era Hauntologies, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Former customs officers are adjusting to their new lives as market stall traders, there's no cure or sympathy for the common cold, military training in BEEstreetz emphasizes the tactical advantages of stabbing backs, and matryoshka dolls resembling nested Death Stars are commonly sold. Crime, especially youth-related, is all-pervasive, probably because of the absence of a police force. BEEstreetz's national animal is the Bee-Hive, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is Katarinalgocracy.

BEEstreetz is ranked 21,975^th in the world and 358^th in the South Pacific for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry, scoring 5,939.16 on the Spitz-Pollish Productivity Index.