The Republic of The Black Belt Socialist Republic is a massive, safe nation, notable for its state-planned economy, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The democratic population of 1.168 billion Black Belt Socialists 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 Welfare, Defense, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 72.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant Black Belt Socialist economy, worth 7.71 trillion BBSR dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Tourism, and Trout Farming. Average income is 6,597 BBSR dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Libraries are now installed with jacuzzis and mini-bars, all major public areas are watched by police surveillance cameras, children have nightmares about the eerie red glow and constant whirring of newly-installed machines, and TV shows must meet strict ethnicity quotas. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Black Belt Socialist Republic's national animal is the alligator, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

The Black Belt Socialist Republic is ranked 197,766^th in the world and 77^th in Changuu for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 133.25 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.