The Christian Economic Archony of Bonden is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Archon of Bonden Sir Matt with an even hand, and notable for its deadly medical pandemics, flagrant waste-dumping, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless, devout population of 1.145 billion Bondenavians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The relatively small, corrupt, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Veloria. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 22.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Bondeninavian economy, worth 164 trillion SuperCredits a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 143,552 SuperCredits, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,048,436 per year while the poor average 6,094, a ratio of 172 to 1.

The pursuit of wanted criminals ends at the entrance of the pay'n'spray garage as police refuse to enter any private property, handling people's data is proving an immersive experience, the "Underwear of Women in Power" issue of The Veloria Times is sold out, and lawyers turn down litigation cases and corporate work in order to focus on lucrative public defence work. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bonden's national animal is the Parrot, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Ordinist Christianity.

Bonden is ranked 78,575^th in the world and 2^nd in Cool Place for Most Developed, scoring 67.62 on the Human Development Index.