The Most Serene Eco-Republic of Middle Barael is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by King Solomon and PM Chloë Arborn with an even hand, and renowned for its ban on automobiles, absence of drug laws, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 8.73 billion Baraelim enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, socially-minded government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Scania. The average income tax rate is 98.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Middle Baraelan economy, worth a remarkable 1,098 trillion Shenars a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity. The industrial sector, which is extremely specialized, is mostly made up of the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 125,828 Shenars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The media seems excessively interested in what King Solomon and PM Chloë Arborn is wearing this season, contemporary art museums showcase the latest in centuries-old art, there's nothing special about King Solomon and PM Chloë Arborn, and King Solomon and PM Chloë Arborn's reputation is hard as nails. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Middle Barael's national animal is the Puma, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Omnism and Pluralism.

Middle Barael is ranked 288,179^th in the world and 288^th in Forest for Most Corrupt Governments, with 0.43 kickbacks per hour.