The Principality of Bareu is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Prince Charles II with an even hand, and remarkable for its national health service, prohibition of alcohol, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, cheerful population of 13.536 billion Bareuans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lübeek. The average income tax rate is 67.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Bareuan economy, worth a remarkable 2,344 trillion Bareuan Kronor a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 173,172 Bareuan Kronor, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Handling people's data is proving an immersive experience, politicians always seem to take two steps forward then three steps back, the "Underwear of Women in Power" issue of The Lübeek Times is sold out, and bus shelters seem to be designed to let rain in. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bareu's national animal is the Stag, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Bareu is ranked 10,643^rd in the world and 194^th in Europe for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 395.48 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.