The Dark magic of Baradurian is a gargantuan, efficient nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, punitive income tax rates, and compulsory gun ownership. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 20.683 billion Baradurianians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 62.9%.

The powerhouse Baradurianian economy, worth a remarkable 1,766 trillion $$s a year, is dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Woodchip Exports, and Furniture Restoration. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 85,396 $$s, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.2 times as much as the poorest.

Returning vacationers often find that their property is now a construction site, prodigal children celebrate as charitable bequests plummet, what citizens give with one hand they take away with the other, and the standardised national curriculum requires that all-male classes be taught why they have periods. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Baradurian's national animal is the swordfish, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Baradurian is ranked 45,295^th in the world and 1^st in Barad dur for Most Corrupt Governments, with 46.15 kickbacks per hour.