The Christian Economic Archony of Bonden is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Archon of Bonden Sir Matt with an iron fist, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, otherworldly petting zoo, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 1.201 billion Bondenavians are rabid consumers, partly through choice and partly because the government tells them to and dissenters tend to vanish from their homes at night.

The relatively small, corrupt, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Veloria. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 23.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Bondeninavian economy, worth 177 trillion SuperCredits a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Uranium Mining. Average income is an impressive 147,505 SuperCredits, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,121,374 per year while the poor average 5,381, a ratio of 208 to 1.

Helping grandma with her Misgendering 101 homework is a national rite of passage, pet owners make sure their dogs wear diapers, doctors are encouraged to 'pull the plug' any time the government has a budget crisis, and 'The Anti-Government Hour' is a popular programme on many of Bonden's radio stations. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bonden's national animal is the Parrot, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Ordinist Christianity.

Bonden is ranked 36,075^th in the world and 1^st in Cool Place for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 4,399.24 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.