The Dominion of Barikshaltam is a very large, efficient nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cynical population of 383 million Barikshaltamians are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The large, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Qaryashan. The average income tax rate is 79.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Barikshaltamian economy, worth 39.9 trillion Setars a year, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Arms Manufacturing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 104,133 Setars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

Prime commercial land is being swamped with archaeological teams, the saying 'break a leg' is now taken literally, turnstile jumpers grow up to be tax cheats, and B-SPAN viewership drops as MPs act their age. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Barikshaltam's national animal is the Shaltyamim Giant Octopus, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways.

Barikshaltam is ranked 119,563^rd in the world and 75^th in Eladria for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 10,065.37 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.