The Federal Republic of Bargenia is a tiny, safe nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, democratic population of 8 million Bargenians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The tiny government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 8.8%.

The Bargenian economy, worth 437 billion Bargons a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Cheese Exports, Pizza Delivery, and Trout Farming. Average income is 54,721 Bargons, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.0 times as much as the poorest.

Recruitment posters proclaim the army to be both fabulous and fashionable, meat-eating is frowned upon, building a phallus out of Minecraft blocks counts as indecent exposure, and married couples must call each other "darling" or risk a fine. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control. Bargenia's national animal is the Viper, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Bargenia is ranked 241,079^th in the world and 200^th in United Kingdom for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 32.71 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.