The Empire of Bend Mai is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Erick I with an even hand, and remarkable for its daily referendums, pith helmet sales, and free-roaming dinosaurs. The compassionate, hard-working population of 1.906 billion Bend Maians 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Siorjo. The average income tax rate is 95.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Bend Maian economy, worth 325 trillion guilders a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Retail. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 170,999 guilders, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Many in Bend Mai are born in the purple, advert breaks are played at lower volumes to make them easier to ignore, the right school tie opens more doors than the right qualification, and surrealist houses shaped like mushrooms and volcanoes dominate the wealthiest neighborhoods. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bend Mai's national animal is the turtle, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is Elotasni.

Bend Mai is ranked 25,600^th in the world and 883^rd in The North Pacific for Highest Wealthy Incomes, with 284,810 Standard Monetary Units.