The Armed Republic of The Black and Red Army Bloc is a colossal, genial nation, ruled by The Federal Committee with an even hand, and notable for its ban on automobiles, state-planned economy, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate population of 7.816 billion Revolutionaries are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Liberation Bunker. The average income tax rate is 96.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Revolutionary economy, worth 995 trillion Scrap Marks a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing and Tourism. Average income is an impressive 127,389 Scrap Marks, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The media seems excessively interested in what The Federal Committee is wearing this season, recent protests against birds flying too low have resulted in bloodshed, mountain rescue missions can end with more people lost than found, and taking hostages is a great way to influence government policy. Crime is totally unknown. The Black and Red Army Bloc's national animal is the Ant, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

The Black and Red Army Bloc is ranked 6,329^th in the world and 191^st in The Communist Bloc for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 13,711.51 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.