The Borderlands of Glaciertop is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by The Lord-Baron with a fair hand, and renowned for its digital currency, keen interest in outer space, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, humorless, devout population of 4.292 billion Glaciertopians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, corrupt, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Glaciertop. Income tax is unheard of.

The powerhouse Glaciertopian economy, worth a remarkable 1,044 trillion Yeti Toenails a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Soda Sales. Average income is an amazing 243,253 Yeti Toenails, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.

Nano-Yetis are the current fad sweeping the nation, Glaciertop is suspiciously populated compared to its neighbors, more and more students are taking up a career in medicine, and politicians are fired for opening subjective statements with "I believe". Crime, especially youth-related, is all-pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Glaciertop's national animal is the Yeti, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Yetism.

Glaciertop is ranked 286,798^th in the world and 1^st in Santas Workshop for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring -4.47 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.