The Republic of Barlizplot is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its ubiquitous missile silos, enslaved workforce, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 3.534 billion Barlizplotians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, corrupt, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 78.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Barlizplotian economy, worth 583 trillion arils a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Tourism, and Trout Farming. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 164,972 arils, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

All industry is owned and run by the government, cities in Barlizplot declare independence based on interpretation of the historic meaning of cave paintings, agriculture is heavily subsidized by the government, and The Very Hungry Caterpillar has been banned for advocating gluttony. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Barlizplot's national animal is the rainbow jay, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Barlizplot is ranked 284,036^th in the world and 1,283^rd in ArilCards Inc for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -7.76 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.