The -Death corps- of Gleeble is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by QWAVIR archmagos with an iron fist, and remarkable for its strictly enforced bedtime, ubiquitous missile silos, and parental licensing program. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 2.473 billion Gleeblians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government is dominated by the Department of Defense, with Industry, Administration, and Law & Order also on the agenda, while Social Policy and Environment receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hourus. The average income tax rate is 79.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Gleeblean economy, worth 376 trillion Stonks a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched black market in Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, Gambling, and Woodchip Exports. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 152,233 Stonks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Half of Gleeblean history is deemed too unpatriotic to be mentioned in textbooks, the practice of capital punishment proves divisive, government spending has hit an all-time low, and friendly revolutionaries are the nation's greatest export. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Gleeble's national animal is the Space whale, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Cult of sacrifice.

Gleeble is ranked 2,321^st in the world and 1^st in Cools Established Barrier for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 218.45 on the Bus Surprisal Index.