The Mercenaries of Black Lagoon is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its frequent executions, ritual sacrifices, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, humorless, devout population of 1.164 billion Black Lagoonians 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, Industry, and Education. The average income tax rate is 47.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Black Lagoonian economy, worth 100 trillion rupees a year, is quite specialized and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Soda Sales, and Retail. Black market activity is frequent. Average income is 86,555 rupees, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Motivational posters send motorists positive vibes in high-risk areas, the government has stated an intention to min-max its stats for 'teh pwnage', senior citizens can usually be found doing heavy manual labour, and tourists are kicked out if they express interest in their national sport. Crime is almost non-existent, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Black Lagoon's national animal is the wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Black Lagoon is ranked 295,416^th in the world and 2,940^th in the West Pacific for Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry, scoring -7.21 on the Tasmanian Pulp Environmental Export Index.