The Free Land of Bladdens is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Supreme Leader Matthew with an even hand, and notable for its zero percent divorce rate, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and enslaved workforce. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless population of 2.256 billion Bladdensians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bladdensburgh. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 8.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Bladdensian economy, worth 262 trillion Bottle Caps a year, is led by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Furniture Restoration, and Pizza Delivery. Black market activity is notable. Average income is an impressive 116,564 Bottle Caps, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 790,890 per year while the poor average 6,301, a ratio of 125 to 1.

At least 4 unique companies in Bladdens claim to sell Eckie-Cola, picnickers are lucky if a few wasps are the only animals that trouble them, Ollie the Oiled Seal welcomes throngs of tourists to the newly opened Oil Oasis Water Park, and international collectors know that a grease-stain on a work of art probably means it's passed through Bladdens. Crime is pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Bladdens's national animal is the Dragon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Matthewism.

Bladdens is ranked 68,557^th in the world and 70^th in Chicken overlords for Largest Black Market, with 7.36 trillion Standard Monetary Units.