The Holarctic Nations and Tribes of Glaciborea is a gargantuan, safe nation, notable for its compulsory military service, absence of drug laws, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 27.316 billion Glaciboreans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Law & Order, and Environment. The average income tax rate is 50.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but underdeveloped Glaciborean economy, worth 828 trillion upniks a year, is led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Pizza Delivery, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 30,314 upniks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Tourists from around the world come to visit the country's famous rainforests, a large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway, political parties are banned from advertising and receiving private donations, and the polar bear is a protected species. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Glaciborea's national animal is the polar bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Glaciborea is ranked 228,067^th in the world and 1^st in Glacier for Nicest Citizens, with 11.33 average smiles per day.