The Theocracy of Glossapolis is a very large, orderly nation, remarkable for its prohibition of alcohol, ubiquitous missile silos, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 181 million Glossapolitans 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 government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized morass — juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 74.4%.

The Glossapolitan economy, worth 8.00 trillion Soldoes a year, is highly specialized and led by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Cheese Exports, Book Publishing, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 44,192 Soldoes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

Army doctors who come under attack defend themselves by using stethoscopes like nunchaku, power stations shutting down at night has made bedtime reading tricky, the nation's endangered species are no longer endangered, and preschools put children down for naps with milk, cookies, and a gruesome story of vengeance. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Glossapolis's national animal is the Lamb, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Glossapolis is ranked 254,786^th in the world and 126^th in Lands End for Most Beautiful Environments, with 197.57 pounds of wildlife per square mile.