The Kingdom of Barnstorf is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Jason Alexander III with an even hand, and renowned for its pith helmet sales, ritual sacrifices, and infamous sell-swords. The quiet, industrious population of 1.036 billion Barnstorfians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Vicratria. The average income tax rate is 64.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Barnstorfian economy, worth 81.7 trillion Marks a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Woodchip Exports, and Basket Weaving. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 78,813 Marks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Educators and parents alike are allowing children to view the internet again after violent videos were purged, party leaders rely on horoscopes to create "ticket balance", charged suspects often have to wait years before the courts have room to judge their trial, and throwing garbage out of your house's front window makes it legally someone else's problem. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Barnstorf's national animal is the Griffon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Barnstorf is ranked 50,027^th in the world and 252^nd in Europe for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 3,816.43 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.