The Most Serene Republic of Barkolis 2 is a massive, efficient nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, irreverence towards religion, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-working, democratic population of 3.642 billion Barkolis 2ians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The relatively small, liberal, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Defense. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.3%.

The very strong Barkolis 2ian economy, worth 183 trillion rupees a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Door-to-door Insurance Sales industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Book Publishing, and Gambling. Average income is 50,370 rupees, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 166,000 per year while the poor average 11,444, a ratio of 14.5 to 1.

Crime is moderate, probably because of the absence of a police force. Barkolis 2's national animal is the squirrel, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Barkolis 2 is ranked 239,329^th in the world and 6,916^th in Suspicious for Lowest Crime Rates, with 54.69 law-abiding acts per hour.