The Most Serene Eco-Republic of Middle Barael is a colossal, socially progressive nation, ruled by King Solomon and PM Chloë Arborn with an even hand, and notable for its complete lack of prisons, irreverence towards religion, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, democratic population of 8.741 billion Baraelim enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, socially-minded government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Scania. The average income tax rate is 98.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Middle Baraelan economy, worth a remarkable 1,099 trillion Shenars a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity. The industrial sector, which is extremely specialized, is mostly made up of the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 125,828 Shenars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The media seems excessively interested in what King Solomon and PM Chloë Arborn is wearing this season, contemporary art museums showcase the latest in centuries-old art, there's nothing special about King Solomon and PM Chloë Arborn, and King Solomon and PM Chloë Arborn's reputation is hard as nails. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Middle Barael's national animal is the Puma, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Omnism and Pluralism.

Middle Barael is ranked 47,275^th in the world and 152^nd in Forest for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 4,110.11 on the Gilded Widget Scale.