The Word of Blake is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Primus William Blane with an even hand, and renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape and compulsory military service. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 3.918 billion Blakists have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Welfare, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Terra. The average income tax rate is 9.2%.

The strong Blakist economy, worth 272 trillion C-bills a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Automobile Manufacturing, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 69,574 C-bills, with the richest citizens earning 5.3 times as much as the poorest.

Modelling agencies send their clients to work in nursing homes, the nation's hospitals are criticized for caring more about profits than patients, teenage TV characters are played by thirty-year-olds by the end of the second season, and agreeing to appear on TV is often the best way to access social care. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent. Blake's national animal is the owl, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities, and its national religion is Blakism.

Blake is ranked 178,797^th in the world and 5^th in Ingnyia for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring zero on the Clooney Contribution Index.