The Holy Empire of Glebstein Bears is a huge, safe nation, renowned for its ubiquitous missile silos, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 479 million Glebstein Bearsians 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Andrew Midget. The average income tax rate is 66.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Glebstein Bearsian economy, worth 31.8 trillion V-bucks a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Woodchip Exports, and Information Technology. Average income is 66,411 V-bucks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Discarded pennies litter the streets, the Glebstein Bearsian Intelligence Agency relies on internet search engines to know what is happening overseas, the Glebstein Bears Enquirer offers weekly cash prizes for 'most blasphemous song, story, or cartoon', and being Leader has been voted one of the top ten most dangerous jobs. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Glebstein Bears's national animal is the Dylan, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Glebstein Bears is ranked 243,537^th in the world and 12^th in Craftys America for Most Patriotic, with 4.43 flags saluted per person per day.