The Confederacy of Bardan is a huge, cultured nation, remarkable for its smutty television and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 581 million Bardanians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The relatively small, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 13.8%.

The powerhouse Bardanian economy, worth 35.7 trillion Goldishes a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Furniture Restoration, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 61,428 Goldishes, with the richest citizens earning 9.1 times as much as the poorest.

Bardan has designated Bardan City as its capital city, crime is on the rise as DNA sampling has been all but outlawed, environmentalists are advocating slash-and-burn in the nation's forests, and group hugs break out during floor votes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Bardan's national animal is the rat.

Bardan is ranked 146,723^rd in the world and 147^th in United Democratic Nations for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 66.71 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.