The Dominion of Barikshaltam is a very large, genial nation, notable for its museums and concert halls, compulsory military service, and unlimited-speed roads. The compassionate, cynical population of 359 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 enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Qaryashan. The average income tax rate is 79.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Barikshaltamian economy, worth 35.5 trillion Setars a year, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 98,878 Setars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

People who have never eaten chicken are told it tastes a bit like crocodile, legal contracts aren't worth the paper they're written on, the government puts forth the claim that harming young girls is wrong, and animal liberationists receive government funding to break into animal research labs. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded 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 26,058^th in the world and 29^th in Eladria for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 2,877.15 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.