The Armed State of Barxa is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Our Greatest Leader Ethan The Great with an even hand, and renowned for its rum-swilling pirates, ubiquitous missile silos, and public floggings. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 5.438 billion Barxans are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The relatively small, corrupt, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kuala Lumpur. The average income tax rate is 51.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Barxan economy, worth a remarkable 1,128 trillion Barxan Ringgits a year, is fairly 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 amazing 207,458 Barxan Ringgits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.8 times as much as the poorest.

Sharks are enjoying their deliveries of canned food, the populace harbors a fierce hatred of the metric system, Barxan novella fans become unusually flustered when thinking about Our Greatest Leader Ethan The Great, and both illness and poverty are seen as signs of low moral worth. 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 15,320^th in the world and 357^th in The North Pacific for Largest Basket Weaving Sector, scoring 6,482.19 on the Hickory Productivity Index.