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“DER FESSA DE BENNATHIA!! i confirm im dead”

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The Democratic State of Bennathia is a huge, efficient nation, ruled by Rensa Qliz with an even hand, and notable for its compulsory military service, state-planned economy, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 892 million Bennathians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of San Hedrin. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 30.6%.

The very strong Bennathian economy, worth 54.7 trillion banoEWs 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 Arms Manufacturing, Retail, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Woodchip Exports. 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 61,292 banoEWs, with the richest citizens earning 6.5 times as much as the poorest.

Ampusases are considered a delicacy, the people are famous throughout the region for their perfect yellow teeth, Maths Professor Barbie is the most popular toy for boys and girls alike, and young and brooding teens are welcomed with open arms to the Dogwarts School of Strangeness and Sorcery. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bennathia's national animal is the Ampusase, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Bennathia is ranked 63,577^th in the world and 1^st in Semaya Region for Most Advanced Defense Forces, scoring 4,195.74 on the Total War Preparedness Rating.