The Administration of Barbaria Archives is a titanic, safe nation, renowned for its compulsory military service. The democratic, devout population of 17.895 billion Archivists are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Welfare, and Education. The average income tax rate is 33.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Barbaria Archivesian economy, worth 644 trillion Pens a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Basket Weaving, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 36,020 Pens, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Barbaria Archives's national animal is the Clippy.

Barbaria Archives is ranked 86,180^th in the world and 3^rd in Barbaria for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 1,553.44 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.