The Empire of Blocking Pike with Neck is a tiny, pleasant nation, notable for its burgeoning trotter population. The hard-working population of 16 million Blocking Pike with Neckians 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 Defense, Law & Order, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 17.0%.

The Blocking Pike with Neckian economy, worth 729 billion credits a year, is led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Pizza Delivery, Basket Weaving, and Book Publishing. Average income is 45,609 credits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Blocking Pike with Neck's national animal is the trotter.

Blocking Pike with Neck is ranked 199,497^th in the world and 1^st in MacArthur Park for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 5,911.72 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.