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Highest Disposable Incomes: 2,440thLowest Overall Tax Burden: 2,834thLargest Information Technology Sector: 4,479th
The Commonwealth of
Father Knows Best State
Per Aspera Ad Astra.
Influence
Unproven
Region
Civil Rights
Some
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Rare

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Bentus

Population27.268 billion

CapitalBentus City
LeaderPresident Hayes

CurrencyCredit
AnimalTrilobite

The Commonwealth of Bentus is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by President Hayes with an iron fist, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, smutty television, and national health service. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 27.268 billion Bentusis are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The tiny, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Defense, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bentus City. The average income tax rate is 4.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Bentusian economy, worth a remarkable 4,870 trillion Credits a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Woodchip Exports, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 178,599 Credits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Allergy-sufferers must wear gas masks before venturing outdoors, guide dogs for the blind have been seen using government websites, exam halls are littered with used needles and empty pill bottles, and begun the Clone Wars have. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Bentus's national animal is the Trilobite, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Bentus is ranked 17,998th in the world and 965th in Osiris for Most Developed, scoring 87.13 on the Human Development Index.

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Highest Disposable Incomes: 2,440thLowest Overall Tax Burden: 2,834thTop
5%
Largest Information Technology Sector: 4,479thHighest Economic Output: 4,512thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 4,835thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 5,372ndMost Influential: 6,368thMost Scientifically Advanced: 7,603rdLargest Black Market: 9,209thMost Corrupt Governments: 9,659thLargest Populations: 9,893rdLargest Mining Sector: 11,121stLargest Manufacturing Sector: 13,049thHighest Poor Incomes: 13,400thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 14,459thLargest Insurance Industry: 14,648thHighest Average Incomes: 14,923rdTop
10%
Most Developed: 17,998thLongest Average Lifespans: 19,170thMost Secular: 20,294thMost Cultured: 22,215thSmartest Citizens: 23,575thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 24,079thHealthiest Citizens: 24,367thHighest Food Quality: 25,909thLargest Retail Industry: 25,951st
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Most Influential: 70th in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 87th in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 89th in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 112th in the regionTop
5%
Lowest Overall Tax Burden: 139th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 170th in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 194th in the regionLargest Black Market: 242nd in the regionLargest Populations: 272nd in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 275th in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 335th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 360th in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 375th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 433rd in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 484th in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 533rd in the regionLargest Insurance Industry: 594th in the regionTop
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Most World Assembly Endorsements: 804th in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 949th in the regionMost Developed: 965th in the regionHealthiest Citizens: 1,034th in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 1,100th in the regionMost Secular: 1,148th in the regionMost Cultured: 1,148th in the regionSmartest Citizens: 1,149th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Bentus was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector and Highest Average Incomes.
  • : Bentus's influence in Osiris rose from "Zero" to "Unproven".
  • : Bentus was refounded in Osiris.
  • : Bentus ceased to exist in The Local Cluster.
  • : Bentus was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Insurance Industry and Highest Average Incomes.
  • : Bentus's influence in The Local Cluster rose from "Instigator" to "Dealmaker".
  • : Bentus was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector.
  • : Bentus was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Stationary.
  • : Bentus was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Highest Average Incomes and Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector.
  • : Bentus's influence in The Local Cluster fell from "Dealmaker" to "Instigator".

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