The Empire of Black Nations is a mid-sized, safe nation, notable for its compulsory military service and suspicion of poets. The hard-working, democratic, devout population of 94 million Black Nationsians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Education, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 13.4%.

The strong Black Nationsian economy, worth 5.65 trillion Blacks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 60,071 Blacks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.7 times as much as the poorest.

A large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway, cyclists spend more time unlocking their bicycles than they do cycling, graffiti artists spend lengthy periods of time in jail, and the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Black Nations's national animal is the Urso, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Black Nations is ranked 59,216^th in the world and 18^th in Kantrias for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 52,022.1 Standard Monetary Units.