The Darkness of Blanket of Night is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Unknown with a fair hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, frequent executions, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 4.75 billion Blanket of Nightians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, liberal, outspoken government prioritizes Spirituality, with Education, Industry, and Welfare also on the agenda, while Environment is ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Dark Forest. The average income tax rate is 20.8%.

The very strong Blanket of Nightian economy, worth 315 trillion golds a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Uranium Mining, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 66,324 golds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.9 times as much as the poorest.

Same-sex marriages are increasingly common, vital intelligence-gathering activities are put on hold as agents return home for seduction training and advanced poker instruction, citizens are regularly found digging for treasure in their gardens, and criminals and college students are taking an interest in the government's new weed-killing program. Crime is totally unknown. Blanket of Night's national animal is the raven.

Blanket of Night is ranked 81,238^th in the world and 6^th in Autumnal Court for Most Primitive, scoring 26.83 on the Scary Big Number Scale.