The Democratic Republic of Blitz Gambit is a huge, safe nation, renowned for its state-planned economy, absence of drug laws, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 636 million Blitz Gambitians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lightbolt. The average income tax rate is 53.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Blitz Gambitian economy, worth 50.6 trillion deniers a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming, Basket Weaving, and Book Publishing. Average income is 79,580 deniers, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Engaged partners detail their fiancés' private lives in detail to prurient bureaucrats, scientists take credit every time it rains in the West Pacific, trails to natural wonders are littered with trash from reality film crews, and military information leaks are **REDACTED** by **REDACTED** in **REDACTED**. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Blitz Gambit's national animal is the eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Blitz Gambit is ranked 85,176^th in the world and 884^th in the West Pacific for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 53.58 Effective Tax Rate.