The Armed Republic of John Barry is a mammoth, safe nation, ruled by The Federal Council with a fair hand, and renowned for its state-planned economy, absence of drug laws, and punitive income tax rates. The democratic, devout population of 7.07 billion John Barryians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The large, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Spirituality, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Port. The average income tax rate is 52.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient John Barryian economy, worth 316 trillion Knots a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 44,711 Knots, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Euthanasia is legal, the country's population is reported with a margin of error of several billions, the nation's youth would rather watch paint dry than the news, and the bonfire of the old paper records can be seen for miles around Port. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. John Barry's national animal is the Irukandji, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

John Barry is ranked 63,413^th in the world and 5^th in Thalassocratic Empire for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 3,421.95 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.