The Federal Republic of Barbaro is a massive, genial nation, renowned for its daily referendums, compulsory military service, and fear of technology. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.414 billion Barbaroans enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 41.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Barbaroan economy, worth 97.4 trillion Barians a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Woodchip Exports, Book Publishing, and Trout Farming. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 68,900 Barians, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Older citizens lament over the loss of law and order, signs saying "No Poor People or Weirdoes" are common outside shops and cafés, the airship business has been driven out of the country by strict regulations and high fines, and parents must choose their children's names from a government-mandated master list. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Barbaro's national animal is the Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Barbaro is ranked 29,526^th in the world and 476^th in Europe for Most Beautiful Environments, with 842.08 pounds of wildlife per square mile.