The Federal Republic of Bensaria is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its national health service, compulsory military service, and stringent health and safety legislation. The democratic population of 214 million Bensarians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 29.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Bensarian economy, worth 10.9 trillion Devers a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming, Information Technology, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 51,134 Devers, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

It's normal to start working life with crippling financial debt, the Bensarian Arts Council pays teenagers to sit through opera performances, going on a diet invalidates your passport, and replacement organs are grown in vats. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bensaria's national animal is the Unicorn, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Bensaria is ranked 102,387^th in the world and 1,417^th in the West Pacific for Lowest Crime Rates, with 65.71 law-abiding acts per hour.