The Armed State of Barxa is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Our Greatest Leader Ethan The Great with an even hand, and renowned for its compulsory military service, infamous sell-swords, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 4.137 billion Barxans are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The medium-sized, corrupt government prioritizes Defense, with Industry, Education, and Law & Order also on the agenda, while Spirituality and Welfare are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kuala Lumpur. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 56.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Barxan economy, worth 772 trillion Barxan Ringgits a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Tourism. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an impressive 186,623 Barxan Ringgits, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 548,395 per year while the poor average 50,034, a ratio of 11.0 to 1.

Environmental officials dismiss uncontrolled wildfires burning down major cities as nature taking its course, legislators must raise their hands if they want to speak, society and government have been organized according to a feudal hierarchy, and an online tea-bagging epidemic is getting worse and (meta)worse. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Barxa's national animal is the Golden Eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Barxa is ranked 101,542^nd in the world and 2,088^th in The North Pacific for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 1,755.33 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.