The Armed Republic of Glitter Tank is a colossal, cultured nation, remarkable for its state-planned economy, enslaved workforce, and ritual sacrifices. The devout population of 8.129 billion Glitter Tankians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Administration, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 41.4%.

The strong Glitter Tankian economy, worth 554 trillion Glitters a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, broadly diversified black market in Uranium Mining, Beef-Based Agriculture, Basket Weaving, and Book Publishing. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 68,201 Glitters, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 208,341 per year while the poor average 17,304, a ratio of 12.0 to 1.

UFO sightings are listed daily in the morning news, all beauty contests have been banned, the experimental sculpture "Overtures In Dried Leopard Dung" has been declared a national treasure, and victims of crime are viewed as less trustworthy than politicians. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Glitter Tank's national animal is the Leopard, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Glitter Tank is ranked 139,193^rd in the world and 91^st in Resuscitation for Lowest Crime Rates, with 61.9 law-abiding acts per hour.