The Dominion of Glamos is a colossal, safe nation, notable for its frequent executions, restrictive gun laws, and suspicion of poets. The cynical population of 5.169 billion Glamosians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 29.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Glamosian economy, worth 196 trillion Poems a year, is quite specialized and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with significant contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Soda Sales, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 37,935 Poems, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Children gain their first sex education from reading the dictionary, the subway is dead quiet in early afternoons, Glamosian politicians are often described as having more style than substance, and a generation of children conceived in hell and born in strife is growing up inside government-run care villages. Crime is relatively low, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Glamos's national animal is the Book, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Glamos is ranked 196,973^rd in the world and 22^nd in Nairan for Lowest Crime Rates, with 56.96 law-abiding acts per hour.