The Republic of Bariswil is a massive, safe nation, notable for its prohibition of alcohol, parental licensing program, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 1.098 billion Bariswilians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 72.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Bariswilian economy, worth 123 trillion Ducats a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 112,118 Ducats, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Tourists on boat cruises can't figure out why they smell so fishy afterward, citizens must pay to enjoy Bariswil's pristine beaches, whipping posts and lashes have been transferred to the Historical Museum of Bariswilian Embarrassments, and UFO sightings are listed daily in the morning news. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bariswil's national animal is the Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Bariswil is ranked 51,913^th in the world and 136^th in Novaya Zemlya for Highest Average Incomes, with 112,118.21 Standard Monetary Units.