The Republic of Blaidd the Half-Wolf is a mammoth, orderly nation, notable for its public floggings, ritual sacrifices, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 9.002 billion Blaidd the Half-Wolfians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Defense, and Education. The average income tax rate is 51.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Blaidd the Half-Wolfian economy, worth 624 trillion runes a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized black market in Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Beef-Based Agriculture. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 69,360 runes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government is reining in public spending, the new national mascot has to be wheeled onto the field of play, schoolchildren must pass a six-month Ethics and Safety Committee Assessment before they are allowed to mix baking soda and vinegar, and ethnic minorities are often refused admission to some of the nation's best schools. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Blaidd the Half-Wolf's national animal is the wolf, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Blaidd the Half-Wolf is ranked 152,054^th in the world and 1,132^nd in Remembrance for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 8,159.72 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.