The Armed Republic of The Blacrourown is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its compulsory military service, ubiquitous missile silos, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, devout population of 426 million Blacrourownians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The large, moralistic, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Blacorest. The average income tax rate is 66.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Blacrourownian economy, worth 26.4 trillion Blac Rubles a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 61,913 Blac Rubles, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

All work and no play has rendered the nation's children somewhat intelligent but also remarkably dull, feuilletons can only be deciphered with a Galliennais dictionary, every new building project has to undergo a five-year environmental impact study before it can go ahead, and a National Academy regulates grammar and usage. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Blacrourown's national animal is the sheep, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

The Blacrourown is ranked 59,925^th in the world and 146^th in Vibonia for Safest, scoring 98.96 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.