The Empire of Benyaka Island is a very large, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, frequent executions, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 191 million Benyakan are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Spirituality. The average income tax rate is 51.8%.

The powerhouse Benyakan economy, worth 18.9 trillion Rupees a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, fairly diversified black market in Trout Farming, Beef-Based Agriculture, Retail, and Information Technology. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 98,782 Rupees, with the richest citizens earning 5.1 times as much as the poorest.

Daredevil kayakers frequently race against runaway hippos, the question "please would you...?" is usually laden with passive aggression, babies living in poverty are told to take responsibility for their own fortunes, and Big Brother is still watching even when your big brother is dead. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Benyaka Island's national animal is the Boeuf Moka, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Benyaka Island is ranked 32,601^st in the world and 34^th in Africa for Most Cultured, scoring 80 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.