The Tribal Federation of Benuhal is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Lilia'ni So'rena with a fair hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, parental licensing program, and compulsory military service. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 28.195 billion Benuhalese have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tomai. The average income tax rate is 77.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Benuhalese economy, worth a remarkable 5,169 trillion Jules a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 183,357 Jules, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Enemy agents often find themselves caught in a bind, bin lorries have replaced birds as the source of the dawn chorus, international negotiations always lead to a lot of missile-laneous expenses, and urban planners beg for just one more lane before bedtime. Crime is totally unknown. Benuhal's national animal is the delta raven, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Ashai'heta and Cathrii.

Benuhal is ranked 1,900^th in the world and 79^th in Osiris for Nicest Citizens, with 70.06 average smiles per day.