The Principality of Bareu is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Prince Charles II with an even hand, and renowned for its unlimited-speed roads, national health service, and free-roaming dinosaurs. The compassionate, cheerful population of 9.229 billion Bareuans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lübeek. The average income tax rate is 54.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Bareuan economy, worth a remarkable 1,629 trillion Bareuan Kronor a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Retail. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 176,560 Bareuan Kronor, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

The Messiah (formerly known as Brian) is a mayoral candidate, the legislature has come out as bicameral, the government is ignoring the latest terrorist atrocities in Lübeek for fear of causing a fuss, and the nation's most "productive" diamond mine hasn't been operational for seven months. Crime is totally unknown. Bareu's national animal is the Stag, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Bareu is ranked 4,672^nd in the world and 82^nd in Europe for Most Beautiful Environments, with 2,369 pounds of wildlife per square mile.