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The Holy Empire of BlackBlicky is a huge, cultured nation, ruled by The Soviet Gulag State with an even hand, and notable for its frequent executions, public floggings, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, devout population of 820 million BlackBlickyians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Detriot. The average income tax rate is 47.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming BlackBlickyian economy, worth 83.6 trillion dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Woodchip Exports, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 101,892 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Theft is considered to be okay if the crime happened a long time ago, The Soviet Gulag State has just been declared ruler of BlackBlicky in an international press conference, truck drivers turn their engines off and coast whenever they're going downhill, and enemy navies sail within bombardment range of major coastal cities with impunity. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. BlackBlicky's national animal is the falcon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

BlackBlicky is ranked 281,374^th in the world and 36^th in Free United States for Most Pacifist, with 15 cheeks turned per day.