The Federation of Bongiya is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Đỗ Hữu Trí with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, zero percent divorce rate, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 1.294 billion Bongians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bonganis. The average income tax rate is 62.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Bongiyan economy, worth 131 trillion Bongian Đồngs a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 101,337 Bongian Đồngs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Evenings at university debating societies often end with everyone acknowledging both sides may well be right, group photos of the members of parliament are often mistaken for family reunions, resident physicians are said to have a silver scalpel in their hands, and people who eat pizza with lactase supplements are arrested by the flavour police. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bongiya's national animal is the Water buffalo, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is No official state religion.

Bongiya is ranked 36,051^st in the world and 551^st in The East Pacific for Smartest Citizens, with 51.54 quips per hour.