The Democratic Republic of Barder is a large, socially progressive nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape and ban on automobiles. The compassionate, hard-working, cynical population of 108 million Barderians enjoy some of the most opulent lifestyles in the region, unless they are unemployed or working-class, in which case they are variously starving to death or crippled by easily preventable diseases.

The tiny, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Defense. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 6.4%.

The strong Barderian economy, worth 7.72 trillion dollars a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 71,458 dollars, with the richest citizens earning 7.2 times as much as the poorest.

Foreign nationals who stumble near Barder are harbingers of war, extreme political groups are outlawed, preschoolers practice disarming active shooters before naptime, and cars are banned. Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Barder's national animal is the leopard, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Barder is ranked 194,707^th in the world and 46^th in Illuminati Empire for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 489.07 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.