The Planet of Barbarella is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Black Queen with an iron fist, and remarkable for its frequent executions, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 2.206 billion Barbarellianos are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sogo. The average income tax rate is 73.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Barbarellan economy, worth 250 trillion gold coins a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology and Trout Farming. Average income is an impressive 113,452 gold coins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Old dogs don't have to learn new tricks but they have to prove they haven't forgotten old ones, the nation's armed forces are recruiting thousands to help colonise Brasilistan, truancy is as easy as clicking a camera icon, and people say chess victor Black Queen can kill you with mind-bullets. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Barbarella's national animal is the unicorn, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Love.

Barbarella is ranked 235,937^th in the world and 4,449^th in the South Pacific for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 47.56 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.