The Dominion of Barikshaltam is a very large, cultured nation, remarkable for its museums and concert halls, infamous sell-swords, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cynical population of 349 million Barikshaltamians are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Qaryashan. The average income tax rate is 79.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Barikshaltamian economy, worth 34.4 trillion Setars a year, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 98,586 Setars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Returning vacationers often find that their property is now a construction site, political speeches always take place at sunset to a background of patriotic power ballads, farting etiquette is taught in schools, and prisoners regularly escape detention posing as scarecrows. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Barikshaltam's national animal is the Shaltyamim Giant Octopus, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Barikshaltam is ranked 26,445^th in the world and 29^th in Eladria for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 2,854.68 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.