The Oxymoronic Empire of A Benevolent Dictatorship is a titanic, orderly nation, ruled by Caesarius Aeternus with an iron fist, and notable for its museums and concert halls, deadly medical pandemics, and compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 13.562 billion Dictatae enjoy great individual freedoms in everything except elections, which, where they exist at all, are populist shams for a dictatorship government that has no intention of ever giving up power.

The medium-sized, corrupt, liberal, pro-business, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Education, Industry, and Public Transport also on the agenda. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Romulae. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 33.9%.

The all-consuming Dictated economy, worth a remarkable 1,243 trillion guilders a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Woodchip Exports, and Information Technology. Black market activity is notable. Average income is 91,665 guilders, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 350,926 per year while the poor average 16,531, a ratio of 21.2 to 1.

The government's religious works are headed by a New Age guru, heart attacks are regarded as a coming of age ritual, tourists flock to see the giant stone carvings of historical leaders at Mount Rushless, and the nation is devoted to world peas. Crime is a serious problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. A Benevolent Dictatorship's national animal is the Wolf, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Freedom.

A Benevolent Dictatorship is ranked 65,792^nd in the world and 4^th in The Celestial Archipelago for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 145.63 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.