The Fashionable Queendom of Glitz is a massive, socially progressive nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, suspicion of poets, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 3.452 billion Glitzians are effectively ruled by a group of massive corporations, who run for political office and provide their well-off citizens with world-class goods and services. Their poorer citizens, however, are mostly starving to death while being urged to go out and get real jobs. The populace has reasonably extensive civil rights, although these are mostly aimed at allowing them to buy whatever they like.

The relatively small, pro-business, outspoken government prioritizes Administration, although Defense is also considered important, while International Aid and Environment aren't funded at all. The average income tax rate is 11.1%.

The strong Glitzian economy, worth 110 trillion pesos a year, is quite specialized and led by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Soda Sales, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 31,926 pesos, with the richest citizens earning 5.3 times as much as the poorest.

Anything is permissible when wearing latex gloves, ruff times are ahead for those who aren't keen on party costumes, government crews work tirelessly to retake the suburbs from organized packs of raccoons, and all government facilities are built in the subterranean citadel of Glitz City. Crime, especially youth-related, is a major problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Glitz's national animal is the panther, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Glitz is ranked 91,998^th in the world and 1^st in Minneapolis for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 50.5 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.