The Lukewarm confabulation of Cardboard Barrels is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Ħaraȫm Me'í with an even hand, and notable for its daily referendums, state-planned economy, and hatred of cheese. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 14.229 billion Nara'ᶴew enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ko'el. The average income tax rate is 99.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Nara'ᶴew economy, worth a remarkable 2,745 trillion Barrels a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing and Tourism. Average income is an impressive 192,916 Barrels, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Tourists outnumber citizens two to one, libraries are now installed with jacuzzis and mini-bars, Eau de Trashcan has become a wildly popular perfume, and conversion therapy coupons are a popular present for coming of age ceremonies. Crime is totally unknown. Cardboard Barrels's national animal is the hispaniolan solenodon, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Cardboard Barrels is ranked 290,220^th in the world and 3^rd in Bonk for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -33.18 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.