The Empire of Barak Khalad is a colossal, genial nation, ruled by The Imperial Senate with an even hand, and renowned for its rum-swilling pirates, keen interest in outer space, and infamous sell-swords. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 9.295 billion Barak Khaladians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The relatively small, corrupt, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Primo Homine. The average income tax rate is 58.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Barak Khaladian economy, worth a remarkable 3,436 trillion Pounds a year, is fairly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Information Technology, Tourism, Retail, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 369,728 Pounds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Sofas are perpetually on sales that Must End Soon, you need two tenors and a coloratura contralto to sing the national anthem properly, money can't buy love but mercy is entirely negotiable, and mining safety laws are often more expensive than what's being mined. Crime is totally unknown. Barak Khalad's national animal is the Dove, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Agnosticism.

Barak Khalad is ranked 292,786^th in the world and 2^nd in The United States of Mondavia for Most Primitive, scoring -1167.75 on the Scary Big Number Scale.