The Rivers of Blood is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Aorta with an even hand, and remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, keen interest in outer space, and unlimited-speed roads. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless, devout population of 26.231 billion Bloodians 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 medium-sized government is primarily concerned with Defense, although Industry, Law & Order, and Education are also considered important, while Welfare and Environment aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kardia. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 34.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Bloodian economy, worth a remarkable 2,496 trillion Oxygens a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Gambling and Automobile Manufacturing. Black market activity is extensive. Average income is 95,179 Oxygens, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 553,457 per year while the poor average 7,742, a ratio of 71.5 to 1.

Female newsreaders distract the nation by breastfeeding during broadcast, only the rich can afford the latest medical innovations, it is a common belief that a sport isn't sport if there are no decapitations, and many of the country's largest dumps can be seen from space. Crime, especially youth-related, is a problem. Blood's national animal is the Hemoglobyn, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Cult of the Blood Cave.

Blood is ranked 2,050^th in the world and 128^th in Osiris for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 15,202.89 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.