The Armed Republic of Knights of Blood is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Knight with an even hand, and notable for its strictly enforced bedtime, anti-smoking policies, and hatred of cheese. The compassionate, devout population of 22.933 billion Knights of Bloodians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, socially-minded morass — juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Knights of Blood City. The average income tax rate is 95.3%.

The all-consuming Knights of Bloodian economy, worth a remarkable 2,257 trillion Excalibs a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity. The industrial sector, which is extremely specialized, is mostly made up of the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 98,455 Excalibs, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

History textbook pages are used as impromptu tissues by distraught students, the cruise missile launchers on the field hospital roof are purely deterrent in purpose, community-designed sword prostheses are becoming dangerously common, and flu research is commonly shut down for fear of creating a superbug. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Knights of Blood's national animal is the Dragon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Knights of Blood is ranked 11,841^st in the world and 49^th in the Pacific for Largest Populations, with 22.9 billion capita.