The Democratic Republic of Benthamania is a colossal, socially progressive nation, ruled by Prime Minister Jeremy Godwin Parfit with a fair hand, and remarkable for its state-planned economy, irreverence towards religion, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 8.174 billion Benthamanians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sidgwickton. The average income tax rate is 97.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Benthamanian economy, worth a remarkable 2,011 trillion hedons a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing and Tourism. Average income is an amazing 246,121 hedons, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Hospitals fear government fines more than terrorist ransoms, a faint smell of body odour can be detected at several miles' distance from the National Science Park, environmentalists are advocating slash-and-burn in the nation's forests, and motivational posters send motorists positive vibes in high-risk areas. Crime is totally unknown. Benthamania's national animal is the bison, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is De facto Atheism.

Benthamania is ranked 243,204^th in the world and 707^th in Europeia for Most Armed, with 0.12 Weapons Per Person.