The Empire of Bendopolis is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Kolanii with an iron fist, and notable for its pith helmet sales, keen interest in outer space, and prohibition of alcohol. The compassionate, hard-working, cynical population of 1.245 billion Bendopolisians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Emerald beacon. The average income tax rate is 69.0%.

The powerhouse Bendopolisian economy, worth 137 trillion Bucks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is an impressive 110,306 Bucks, with the richest citizens earning 5.4 times as much as the poorest.

The nation's interest in space is at an all-time high while interest in saving the planet is at an all-time low, property owners are terrified of pigeons nesting in their buildings, no-one can foil the ambitions of Big Aluminium, and citizens seem fixated on 105m x 45m rectangles. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bendopolis's national animal is the Stick bug, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Maximism.

Bendopolis is ranked 60,687^th in the world and 3^rd in Union of Oscand for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 1,670.97 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.