The Democratic Republic of Blitz Gambit is a huge, genial nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, absence of drug laws, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 504 million Blitz Gambitians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lightbolt. The average income tax rate is 47.4%.

The strong Blitz Gambitian economy, worth 35.1 trillion deniers a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Trout Farming, and Book Publishing. Average income is 69,663 deniers, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Only AIs know why the nation is rapidly increasing its semiconductor stockpile, fancy dress parties are raided by military police for new recruits, citizens cannot change their light bulbs without approval from an international committee, and classes at Lightbolt University get canceled on Brancaland's Independence Day. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Blitz Gambit's national animal is the eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Blitz Gambit is ranked 185,608^th in the world and 1,729^th in the West Pacific for Fattest Citizens, with 9.58 Obesity Rate.