The Grand Commonwealth of Barrnary is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Archon Freya Jones with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 2.272 billion Barrnarians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lyndon. The average income tax rate is 69.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Barrnary economy, worth 178 trillion Barrnary Quid a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 78,456 Barrnary Quid, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Time flies when you're not having fun, young children are learning advanced physics to scientifically disprove the existence of Santa Claus, some people will do literally anything to be in the spotlight, and innocent defendants often plead guilty for fear of receiving a much harsher sentence before jury. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Barrnary's national animal is the Hedgehog, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Antexium Church of Harmony.

Barrnary is ranked 244,409^th in the world and 167^th in Declansburg for Nudest, with 75.75 cheeks per square mile.