The Things of Blobon is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Overlord Blahdo with an even hand, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, cheerful population of 3.348 billion Blobonians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Globazar. The average income tax rate is 90.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Blobonian economy, worth 569 trillion Plorts a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an impressive 170,056 Plorts, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.4 times as much as the poorest.

There are no minimum wage laws, sex education has become an intricate maze of stick figures and complex metaphors, hospitals fear government fines more than terrorist ransoms, and builders across Blobon are blocked up with orders for new public loos. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Blobon's national animal is the Quk, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Alba.

Blobon is ranked 12,522^nd in the world and 358^th in The East Pacific for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 9,594.73 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.