The Principality of The Black Parades is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its restrictive gun laws and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 19.292 billion Black Paradesians 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, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Healthcare, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Blacking. The average income tax rate is 38.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant Black Paradesian economy, worth 57.6 trillion Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Pizza Delivery industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Tourism, and Trout Farming. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 2,984 Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The Black Parades has designated Blacking as its capital city. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Black Parades's national animal is the dragon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

The Black Parades is ranked 262,746^th in the world and 2^nd in Greater Tychovodom for Highest Food Quality, scoring 7.1 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.