The Sting of -The Black Widow- is a gargantuan, safe nation, remarkable for its ban on automobiles and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 16.109 billion Black Widows hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Public Transport, Education, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 21.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient The Black Widow economy, worth 669 trillion Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Tourism. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 41,536 Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Tourists from around the world come to visit the country's famous rainforests, same-sex marriages are increasingly common, education and welfare spending are on the rise, and the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller. Crime is well under control. -The Black Widow-'s national animal is the Spider, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

-The Black Widow- is ranked 128,959^th in the world and 76^th in Declansburg for Most Secular, with 17.19 Atheism Rate.