The Emoticon Paradise of Al-Bonema is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Kelb with a fair hand, and notable for its ban on automobiles, irreverence towards religion, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 4.037 billion Neo-Hipponios are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, socially-minded morass — juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Neo-Hipponion. The average income tax rate is 90.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Neo-Hipponioi economy, worth 272 trillion Ramchas a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is extremely specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing. Average income is 67,536 Ramchas, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Diaper-wrapped shawarma is a fan-favorite, the government single-handedly sustains the bunk bed market, the Neo-Hipponioi government is the world's largest NGO, and the government is spending serious cheddar protecting sewer rats. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Al-Bonema's national animal is the Qatr-Hazzit Lagos, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is ochi.

Al-Bonema is ranked 4,291^st in the world and 10^th in Karma for Safest, scoring 131.17 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.