The Republic of Barabolia is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Taras Bulba with a fair hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, irreverence towards religion, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 1.833 billion Barabolians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Petrushka. The average income tax rate is 63.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Barabolian economy, worth 122 trillion doggers a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Retail, Woodchip Exports, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 66,956 doggers, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The new iVote app allows representatives to vote on legislation by launching ill-tempered birds and matching candies, tax-payers are funding ever more extravagant movie projects, drugs containing the compound "oleum de serpens" are being sold to cancer patients, and hipster cyclists declare that "metal is dead". Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Barabolia's national animal is the giraffe, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Smetanism.

Barabolia is ranked 183,519^th in the world and 6,983^rd in The North Pacific for Greatest Rich-Poor Divides, with 1.85 Rich To Poor Income Ratio.