The Kingdom of Blackledge is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by King Kevan III Ismiril with an even hand, and remarkable for its smutty television, unlimited-speed roads, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, devout population of 44.589 billion Blackledgics 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 relatively small government prioritizes Education, with Healthcare, Defense, and Industry also on the agenda, while Social Policy and Spirituality aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Laurel. The average income tax rate is 38.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Blackledgic economy, worth a remarkable 9,241 trillion Blackledgic pounds a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 207,261 Blackledgic pounds, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Basic multiplication is all you need to know to have a child, drug deals return to the streets as legions of undercover officers stalk the dark web, mandatory updates on software drivers often bring life to a halt, and colonists who were promised new lands find only war-torn devastation. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Blackledge's national animal is the Callan tiger, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Wyrdism.

Blackledge is ranked 130,611^th in the world and 1^st in 00000 Land of Nod for Largest Black Market, with 1.51 trillion Standard Monetary Units.