The Empire of Glowka is a very large, safe nation, renowned for its state-planned economy, irreverence towards religion, and suspicion of poets. The democratic population of 317 million Glowkans are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 65.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant Glowkan economy, worth 4.85 trillion główka astrokatusias a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Furniture Restoration, and Information Technology. Average income is 15,294 główka astrokatusias, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The automotive industry soaks up huge government handouts, the death penalty has been reintroduced, cases of disease among the civilian population dwindle as civilian population dwindles, and students learn how to disarm mines before understanding basic arithmetic. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Glowka's national animal is the head.

Glowka is ranked 190,035^th in the world and 2^nd in the glowka sigmas for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 104.2 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.