The Republic of BARC Trooper 13 is a massive, genial nation, notable for its infamous sell-swords, compulsory military service, and public floggings. The compassionate, hard-working, cynical population of 1.537 billion BARC Trooper 13ians 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 medium-sized, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 27.3%.

The BARC Trooper 13ian economy, worth 73.6 trillion Credits a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Furniture Restoration, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 47,893 Credits, with the richest citizens earning 5.4 times as much as the poorest.

Shady doctors seem to have impeccable records, every diamond ring sold is accompanied by a twenty-five page analysis and a waiver, weather forecasts regularly cover meteor showers, and the statue in the Wood Plaza has a solar panel for a hat. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. BARC Trooper 13's national animal is the Droid, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

BARC Trooper 13 is ranked 150,405^th in the world and 2,004^th in eta for Most Developed, scoring 56 on the Human Development Index.