The Democratic Republic of New Blang is a colossal, genial nation, renowned for its frequent executions, avowedly heterosexual populace, and compulsory military service. The democratic population of 9.949 billion New Blangians 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bling Blang. The average income tax rate is 21.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong New Blangian economy, worth 785 trillion Florins a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Soda Sales, and Retail. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 78,994 Florins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Citizens no longer take selfies with their dead relatives at funerals, government buildings are being cleansed of anything that might have racist connotations, shaken martini sales have soared in nations surrounding New Blang, and the price of takeaway food quadruples after 6pm. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. New Blang's national animal is the Bison, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

New Blang is ranked 61,777^th in the world and 10^th in Resuscitation for Lowest Crime Rates, with 71.43 law-abiding acts per hour.