The Republic of Beneti is a huge, safe nation, ruled by President Touré Calix with a fair hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, ubiquitous missile silos, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 981 million Benetiens love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Anulagu. The average income tax rate is 73.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Benetien economy, worth 83.5 trillion Benetien Graínes a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Basket Weaving, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 85,086 Benetien Graínes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Antique comic book collectors are disappointed to hear that their treasures are worth exactly as little as their mothers said they were, the "Underwear of Women in Power" issue of The Anulagu Times is sold out, the government has officially clarified that "wee on your hands to save time" does not count as proper hygiene, and the nation is committed to nuclear rearmament. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Beneti's national animal is the Macaw, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Beneti is ranked 59,824^th in the world and 1,268^th in the South Pacific for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 125.97 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.