The Grand Commonwealth of Barrnary is a mammoth, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Archon Alastair Rolland with an even hand, and renowned for its daily referendums, national health service, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 6.069 billion Barrnarians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lyndon. The average income tax rate is 78.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Barrnary economy, worth 612 trillion Barrnary Quid a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Basket Weaving. Average income is an impressive 100,872 Barrnary Quid, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Over a third of the seats in sports stadiums have been removed to make room for female-only commodes, noises louder than a whisper have been prohibited by law, party leaders rely on horoscopes to create "ticket balance", and the government has started a campaign to crack down on road rage and encourage alternate means of commuting. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Barrnary's national animal is the Hedgehog, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Antexium Church of Harmony.

Barrnary is ranked 254,213^th in the world and 144^th in Declansburg for Fattest Citizens, with 7.25 Obesity Rate.