The Queendom of Starlight Glimmer 168 is a colossal, efficient nation, remarkable for its frequent executions, parental licensing program, and ritual sacrifices. The devout population of 6.814 billion Starlight Glimmer 168ians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 29.9%.

The very strong Starlight Glimmer 168ian economy, worth 439 trillion bits a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Furniture Restoration industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Soda Sales, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 64,469 bits, with the richest citizens earning 7.0 times as much as the poorest.

The weather report is the prisoners' favourite programme, people who stay late at the office often come home to find their own funeral being planned, the "Underwear of Women in Power" issue of The Starlight Glimmer 168 City Times is sold out, and a speech a day keeps climate change away. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Starlight Glimmer 168's national animal is the pony, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Starlight Glimmer 168 is ranked 175,549^th in the world and 6,778^th in Osiris for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 78.35 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.