The Grand Duchy of Greatest Bethune is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, notable for its keen interest in outer space, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and state-planned economy. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless, devout population of 26.422 billion Greatest Bethuneans enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

There is no government in the normal sense of the word; however, a small group of community-minded, liberal individuals prioritizes Education, with Healthcare and Public Transport also on the agenda, while Law & Order and Spirituality receive no funds. Income tax is unheard of.

The large but underdeveloped Greatest Bethunean economy, worth 975 trillion drakas a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, quite specialized black market in Information Technology, Gambling, Book Publishing, and Soda Sales. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 36,919 drakas, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 130,682 per year while the poor average 7,530, a ratio of 17.4 to 1.

Cruise liners are being requisitioned and filled with zoo animals as Greatest Bethune braces for "Le Grand Deluge", street crime is on the rise as police officers spend most of their time in prisons, many say faith is a crutch for those who can't move forward, and crayon squiggles were a late addition to the works of the Renaissance Old Masters. Crime, especially youth-related, is all-pervasive, probably because of the absence of a police force. Greatest Bethune's national animal is the aurochs, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Greatest Bethune is ranked 256,095^th in the world and 8,801^st in Osiris for Most Primitive, scoring -173.65 on the Scary Big Number Scale.