The Holy Empire of BlackBlicky is a huge, safe nation, renowned for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, parental licensing program, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, devout population of 547 million BlackBlickyians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Detriot. The average income tax rate is 44.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming BlackBlickyian economy, worth 53.5 trillion dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Information Technology. Average income is 97,837 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

Translators have been hired to deal with the varying regional accents during national political debates, Members of Parliament are often found living in cardboard boxes, party affiliation is just as irrelevant as campaign promises, and town nameplates frequently raise giggles from passing tourists. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. BlackBlicky's national animal is the falcon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

BlackBlicky is ranked 115,226^th in the world and 101^st in Covenant Shores for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry, scoring 2,658.36 on the Spitz-Pollish Productivity Index.