The Queen's State of Barcello is a gargantuan, efficient nation, renowned for its burgeoning deer population. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 35.496 billion Barcelloans are known throughout the region for their efficiency and work ethic, as well as their general suspicion of leisure.

The medium-sized, moralistic, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Healthcare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 15.0%.

The very strong Barcelloan economy, worth a remarkable 1,248 trillion betales a year, is quite specialized and led by the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 35,169 betales, with the richest citizens earning 6.2 times as much as the poorest.

Voting is voluntary, a large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway, the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, and all tariffs have been abolished. Crime is moderate, probably because of the absence of a police force. Barcello's national animal is the deer, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Barcello is ranked 280,766^th in the world and 454^th in State for Highest Average Incomes, with 35,169.71 Standard Monetary Units.