The Grand Holy Sword Empire of BhanxaN is a huge, socially progressive nation, ruled by William Arthur with an even hand, and remarkable for its free-roaming dinosaurs, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 819 million BhanxaNIans 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 Administration, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ublathan. The average income tax rate is 69.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient BhanxaNian economy, worth 86.7 trillion Bhxns a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Arms Manufacturing, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 105,839 Bhxns, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Statue-sitting has replaced the stake-out as the dullest form of police duty, you can't put down the nation's attitude to pet health, William Arthur spends weekends doing the laundry of foreign leaders, and truth is often impossible to tell from fiction on the evening news. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. BhanxaN's national animal is the Bhan bear, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

BhanxaN is ranked 70,468^th in the world and 1^st in Bhan for Nudest, with 191 cheeks per square mile.