The Technocrat People's Republic of Blackhill is a colossal, orderly nation, ruled by Darra Sciono with an iron fist, and notable for its ritual sacrifices, frequent executions, and stringent health and safety legislation. The cynical, devout population of 4.582 billion Barrans are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The enormous, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Spirituality, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Moons River. The average income tax rate is 71.4%.

The large but inefficient Barran economy, worth 211 trillion Lorrs a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Soda Sales. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 46,126 Lorrs, with the richest citizens earning 5.3 times as much as the poorest.

Homeless people are periodically found dead upon altars to assorted deities, children who drop their ice cream are fined for littering, a major religion has been named as Blackhill's national religion, and under love's heavy burden Darra Sciono sinks lower in the political right's esteem. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Blackhill's national animal is the Sugar Glider, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Blackhill is ranked 47,790^th in the world and 28^th in Albastru for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 2,021.01 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.