The Roman Catholic States of Barrovia is a colossal, orderly nation, ruled by Supreme Leader Mora with an iron fist, and remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, keen interest in outer space, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 6.884 billion Barrovians 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 medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Healthcare, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Istria. The average income tax rate is 49.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Barrovian economy, worth 592 trillion marks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Information Technology, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 86,127 marks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Troublemakers boast about how many times they have to visit their therapist, male cubicle workers stand up every time a woman enters the room, family bonding sessions are considered immoral and are banned, and commemorative mugs remembering last year's Black Friday Crockery Riots are a best seller this year. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Barrovia's national animal is the falcon, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is Catholicism.

Barrovia is ranked 42,016^th in the world and 54^th in Catholic for Lowest Crime Rates, with 76.87 law-abiding acts per hour.