The Tri-Planetary Coalition of Glurponia is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Federal Council with a fair hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, soft-spoken computers, and sprawling nuclear power plants. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, cheerful population of 8.634 billion Glurpons hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The large, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of North Mars. The average income tax rate is 98.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Glurpone economy, worth a remarkable 1,857 trillion standardized units a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing and Tourism. Average income is an amazing 215,106 standardized units, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

One-man canoes fitted with the latest tracking technology leave no room for one man, signs at the border tell international drivers where they can put their cars, passengers often cause a stink on public transport, and the government burgles the houses of holidaying citizens. Crime is totally unknown. Glurponia's national animal is the tarrasque, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Homestuck.

Glurponia is ranked 1,643^rd in the world and 108^th in The North Pacific for Most Popular Tourist Destinations, with 2,615.44 Tourists Per Hour.