The Democratic Republic of Blitz Gambit is a huge, genial nation, renowned for its soft-spoken computers, irreverence towards religion, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 665 million Blitz Gambitians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lightbolt. The average income tax rate is 54.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Blitz Gambitian economy, worth 54.4 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 broadly diversified, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming, Basket Weaving, and Book Publishing. Average income is 81,877 deniers, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

A new "thought police" branch is being developed, it is often said that only Leader could bring down Dàguó, the government's new "quiet competence" initiative has supporters and detractors alike reeling in confusion, and the government awards prizes to television shows featuring stereotype-breaking minority roles. 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 281,198^th in the world and 2,226^th in the West Pacific for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 25.07 on the Bus Surprisal Index.