The State of Bennington is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its burgeoning deer population. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 31.581 billion Benningtonians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The large, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Law & Order, and International Aid. The average income tax rate is 41.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but underdeveloped Benningtonian economy, worth 682 trillion betales a year, is quite specialized and led by the Cheese Exports industry, with significant contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Information Technology, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 21,622 betales, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Voting is voluntary. Crime is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bennington's national animal is the deer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Bennington is ranked 92,078^th in the world and 331^st in State for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 34.9 on the Bus Surprisal Index.