The Democratic People's Union of Glocte is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Dace Is Tolce with an even hand, and notable for its vat-grown people, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and smutty television. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 17.174 billion Glocteans 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 enormous government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Naṡic. The average income tax rate is 96.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Gloctean economy, worth a remarkable 2,761 trillion ocus a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Trout Farming. Average income is an impressive 160,776 ocus, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.

The seats at the back of the parliament are reserved for indigenous ministers, female restaurant chefs are not allowed to have male customers, soldiers on first dates introduce themselves only by their ranks and serial numbers, and undersea volcanoes receive strongly worded letters for violating environmental regulations. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Glocte's national animal is the Elk, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Glocte is ranked 8,840^th in the world and 2^nd in The Zephyr for Lowest Crime Rates, with 103.37 law-abiding acts per hour.