The Republic of Benevolence 40 is a massive, pleasant nation, renowned for its burgeoning Penguin population. The hard-working population of 1.996 billion Benevolence 40ians 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 13.7%.

The Benevolence 40ian economy, worth 98.9 trillion Happinesses a year, is led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Automobile Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Average income is 49,567 Happinesses, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Benevolence 40's national animal is the Penguin.

Benevolence 40 is ranked 138,590^th in the world and 2^nd in Sub Bituminous Coal for Least Corrupt Governments, with 93.2 percentage of bribes refused.