The Glorious Cat Costume of Grand Bendicion is a colossal, efficient nation, renowned for its digital currency, public floggings, and ban on automobiles. The hard-nosed population of 5.724 billion Bendians 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, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Union City. The average income tax rate is 31.4%.

The powerhouse Bendian Colonist economy, worth 503 trillion Doleres a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Furniture Restoration. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 88,019 Doleres, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.5 times as much as the poorest.

People reciting Shakespeare have become a common sight, the hit new medical TV show "Home" prominently features the brand of painkiller the lead doctor is addicted to, soldiers with colourful mohawks make themselves perfect targets for snipers, and a baby's first breath is also a baby's first felony. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Grand Bendicion's national animal is the Bald Eagle, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

Grand Bendicion is ranked 275,474^th in the world and 40^th in Ben for Highest Food Quality, scoring 6.39 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.