The Planet of Barbarella is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by Black Queen with an iron fist, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 2.071 billion Barbarellianos are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sogo. The average income tax rate is 72.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Barbarellan economy, worth 237 trillion gold coins a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Trout Farming, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is an impressive 114,673 gold coins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

The country's population is reported with a margin of error of several billions, the nation's best artists are considered pretty easy to beat, buses are widely regarded as the safest way to travel, and a large concrete wall is being built around the country's borders. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Barbarella's national animal is the unicorn, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Love.

Barbarella is ranked 18,384^th in the world and 401^st in the South Pacific for Lowest Crime Rates, with 91.07 law-abiding acts per hour.