The Archonship of Ebon Citadel is a titanic, cultured nation, ruled by Sooth Moors with an even hand, and remarkable for its lack of airports, keen interest in outer space, and prohibition of alcohol. The compassionate, cheerful population of 22.407 billion Blots are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Blutakropolis. The average income tax rate is 81.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Blottish economy, worth a remarkable 1,665 trillion Rings a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is extremely specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing. Average income is 74,343 Rings, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Soldiers with colourful mohawks make themselves perfect targets for snipers, the military is slashing spending on conventional arms and diverting it to spending on prosthetic arms, the mood of raunchy movies is often ruined by the sound of babies crying, and legislators work 24/7 due to an influx of single-issue bills. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ebon Citadel's national animal is the Worm, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is ␀.

Ebon Citadel is ranked 310,964^th in the world and 1^st in The Dour Isthmus for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -48.59 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.