The Holy Republic of Barber Wire is a titanic, orderly nation, ruled by Yodle with an iron fist, and remarkable for its zero percent divorce rate, parental licensing program, and fear of technology. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 17.787 billion Barberians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Yodle City. The average income tax rate is 67.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Barber Wirean economy, worth a remarkable 2,301 trillion Gold Coins a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Woodchip Exports, Uranium Mining, and Furniture Restoration. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 129,364 Gold Coins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

Heartbroken parents are urged to "smile for the camera", woke teenagers spontaneously burst into tears when thinking about the world's woes, the navy is chrome-plating its battleships to prevent rust, and the vow 'til death do us part' is often taken as an invitation to murder. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Barber Wire's national animal is the Zombie and its national religion is Yodlism.

Barber Wire is ranked 58,272^nd in the world and 31^st in Disney World for Most Developed, scoring 74.98 on the Human Development Index.