The Global Anarchist Coalition of Black Flag Syndicate is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by Global Defense Council with a fair hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, deadly medical pandemics, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, cheerful population of 14.332 billion BFSians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, is effectively ruled by the Department of Administration, although Social Policy is also considered important, while Law & Order and Environment aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Halcyon. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient BFSian economy, worth a remarkable 3,686 trillion crypto-doubloons a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Soda Sales, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an amazing 257,221 crypto-doubloons, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

Birth rates have hit an all-time low, people who stay late at the office often come home to find their own funeral being planned, undersea volcanoes receive strongly worded letters for violating environmental regulations, and exports of live cows arrive pre-roasted. Crime, especially youth-related, is so common that it is unusual to encounter someone following the law, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Black Flag Syndicate's national animal is the Serpent, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Psychedelic Ghost Pirates.

Black Flag Syndicate is ranked 16,121^st in the world and 4^th in Pirate Paradise for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 35,371.92 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.