The Global Anarchist Coalition of Black Flag Syndicate is a colossal, socially progressive nation, ruled by Global Defense Committee with a fair hand, and remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, ubiquitous missile silos, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, cheerful population of 9.115 billion Volunteers live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, is dominated by the Department of Administration, although Education is also considered important, while Law & Order and Environment are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Halcyon. Income tax is unheard of.

The all-consuming BFSian economy, worth a remarkable 2,064 trillion crypto-doubloons a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Soda Sales, Information Technology, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an amazing 226,518 crypto-doubloons, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Beggars lack pockets for spare change, the nation's atlases tend to go out of date every few weeks, children who display even minimal sporting aptitude are immediately assigned a personal trainer, and school lessons are constantly interrupted by 'teacher needs a break' time. Crime, especially youth-related, is so common that it is unusual to encounter someone following the law, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Black Flag Syndicate's national animal is the Serpent, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Unitarian Universalism.

Black Flag Syndicate is ranked 294,186^th in the world and 11^th in Pirate Paradise for Lowest Crime Rates, with 1.57 law-abiding acts per hour.