The Armed Republic of The Black Wolves is a huge, cultured nation, notable for its public floggings, complete lack of prisons, and parental licensing program. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 371 million Black Wolvesians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Wolf Den. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.6%.

The powerhouse Black Wolvesian economy, worth 31.8 trillion Wolf Heads a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Retail, Tourism, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 85,625 Wolf Heads, with the richest citizens earning 8.5 times as much as the poorest.

Young people never forget their first roommate — no matter how much counselling they have, the average cargo freighter spends more than half its service life undergoing safety inspections, claiming to have performed the Heimlich Maneuver is a popular defense for assault charges, and you can't make an omelet without breaking a few legs. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. The Black Wolves's national animal is the Black Wolf, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

The Black Wolves is ranked 235,295^th in the world and 21^st in Byzantion for Largest Populations, with 371 million capita.