The Golden Hillsides of Ben Bridge is a titanic, safe nation, ruled by Kaiser Diamond with an even hand, and renowned for its strictly enforced bedtime, compulsory vegetarianism, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, cheerful, devout population of 21.609 billion Bridgeans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Environment, Education, and Spirituality. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Diamond City. The average income tax rate is 54.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Ben Bridgean economy, worth a remarkable 3,444 trillion Gold Coins a year, is quite specialized and mostly made up of the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 159,396 Gold Coins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

Goldilocks has found a lucrative career as a zoning consultant, passengers often cause a stink on public transport, there is a growing belief that consciousness is a simulated illusion within a computer-generated reality, and if a tree falls in the forest there is no sound except a cash register ringing. Crime is totally unknown. Ben Bridge's national animal is the Sapphire Dragon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Goldism.

Ben Bridge is ranked 291,108^th in the world and 955^th in Carcassonne for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 196.9 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.