The Fiefdom of Barbastro is a tiny, efficient nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 8 million Barbastroans are free to succeed or fail in life on their own merits; the successful tend to enjoy an opulent (but moralistic) lifestyle, while the failures can be seen crowding out most jails.

The tiny, moralistic, pro-business government prioritizes Spirituality, although Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare are also considered important, while Social Policy and Welfare receive no funds. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 7.2%.

The very strong Barbastroan economy, worth 601 billion pesetas a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Furniture Restoration industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Automobile Manufacturing, and Trout Farming. Average income is 75,094 pesetas, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 249,941 per year while the poor average 16,812, a ratio of 14.9 to 1.

Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low, despite the fact that it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many laws. Barbastro's national animal is the lion, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Barbastro is ranked 248,685^th in the world and 40^th in Cities for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring -4.47 on the Clooney Contribution Index.