The Syndicate of Black Flag Pirates is a colossal, socially progressive nation, ruled by Arbiter with an even hand, and notable for its rum-swilling pirates, compulsory military service, and vat-grown people. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 2.836 billion Pirates are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Metropoli Atoll. The average income tax rate is 26.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Piratic economy, worth 448 trillion Doubloons a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Soda Sales, and Retail. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 158,272 Doubloons, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.0 times as much as the poorest.

The state funds the recreational drug habits of every citizen, the Viper stadiums are open 24/7, the pursuit of wanted criminals ends at the entrance of the pay'n'spray garage as police refuse to enter any private property, and the military has grudgingly released all top secret information in an effort for greater transparency. Crime, especially youth-related, is all-pervasive, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Black Flag Pirates's national animal is the Viper, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is psychadelicc ghost pirates.

Black Flag Pirates is ranked 1,623^rd in the world and 2^nd in Pirate Paradise for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector, scoring 8,875.94 on the Pepperoni Propulsion Productivity Index.