The Federal Republic of Bensaria is a huge, safe nation, notable for its national health service, compulsory military service, and stringent health and safety legislation. The democratic population of 275 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 32.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Bensarian economy, worth 13.5 trillion Devers a year, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 49,031 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 33,720^th in the world and 478^th in the West Pacific for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 6,581.16 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.