The Dictatorship of Southern Bentopia is a tiny, efficient nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, irreverence towards religion, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 12 million Southern Bentopians are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The medium-sized, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 19.2%.

The very strong Southern Bentopian economy, worth 764 billion Beniras a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Information Technology. Average income is 63,733 Beniras, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 182,799 per year while the poor average 17,677, a ratio of 10.3 to 1.

Cloud nine refers to the top floor of skyscrapers, military spending is on the increase, the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, and the death penalty has been reintroduced. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Southern Bentopia's national animal is the Elephant, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Southern Bentopia is ranked 122,650^th in the world and 76^th in Eladria for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 9,859.59 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.