The Commonwealth of Baragastan is a very large, efficient nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, frequent executions, and compulsory military service. The hard-working population of 220 million Baragastanians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The tiny government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Defense, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 6.5%.

The very strong Baragastanian economy, worth 15.7 trillion Euros a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Furniture Restoration, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 71,306 Euros, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 205,842 per year while the poor average 19,600, a ratio of 10.5 to 1.

Children must be board certified to append "Jr" to their name, the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, young children are regularly seen wagering pocket money at blackjack tables, and the death penalty has been reintroduced. Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Baragastan's national animal is the Flat-Headed Mouse, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Baragastan is ranked 203,157^th in the world and 1^st in Domain of Baragastan for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -1.41 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.