The Artsy Angel of Bendicion is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Mary Jane Reinaldi with an even hand, and remarkable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, compulsory military service, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, humorless population of 18.822 billion Bendians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Grand Kalipzty Bendianii. The average income tax rate is 93.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Bendian economy, worth a remarkable 9,020 trillion Doleres a year, is fairly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Retail, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 479,243 Doleres, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Bendicion's airwaves are dominated by corporate-backed commercial radio, ministers are now allowed to put suggestions in the governmental suggestion box, the Farmer's Almanac is the most popular college textbook, and historical commemorations regularly devolve into militaristic jingoism. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Bendicion's national animal is the Bald Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Christianity.

Bendicion is ranked 257,023^rd in the world and 33^rd in Democritus for Least Corrupt Governments, with 2.62 percentage of bribes refused.