The Burnished Rows of Steel of Iron Bark is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Sister Christian with an iron fist, and renowned for its parental licensing program, compulsory military service, and public floggings. The cynical, devout population of 21.419 billion Iron Barkians 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, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Marshalsea. The average income tax rate is 60.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Iron Barkian economy, worth a remarkable 2,083 trillion $$s a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 97,252 $$s, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Email killed the radio star, Sister Christian has incinerated the international climate treaty in a public coal-burning ceremony, 3D printed organs are a breath of new life for the sick and elderly, and even snitches get stitches. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Iron Bark's national animal is the laughing swordfish, which can occasionally be seen avoiding garbage in the nation's murky oceans.

Iron Bark is ranked 118,037^th in the world and 9^th in Islam for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 2,046.72 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.