The Principality of Bareu is a colossal, socially progressive nation, ruled by Prince Charles II with an even hand, and remarkable for its smutty television, irreverence towards religion, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, hard-working, cheerful population of 7.223 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 relatively small, 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 46.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Bareuan economy, worth a remarkable 1,242 trillion Bareuan Kronor a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Retail. Average income is an impressive 172,065 Bareuan Kronor, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

A surprising number of police officers have been arrested for Stag sacrifices, anyone who so much as looks at Royalty without the proper amount of deference is punished, the official Bareuan Phrase Book weighs as much as a small child, and thieves find battery shops juicier targets than banks. Crime is totally unknown. Bareu's national animal is the Stag, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Bareu is ranked 164,593^rd in the world and 800^th in Europe for Most Conservative, scoring 39.42 on the Bush-Santorum Dawning Terror Index.