The Rare Blue Glaciers of Queen Winter is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Queen Hiverie de Invierno with an iron fist, and remarkable for its fear of technology, ritual sacrifices, and complete lack of prisons. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 12.629 billion Hiverians 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 medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hoarfrost. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 58.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Hiverian economy, worth a remarkable 1,617 trillion Ice Crystals a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Retail, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Pizza Delivery. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 128,087 Ice Crystals, with the richest citizens earning 9.8 times as much as the poorest.

Fat-shaming is now public policy, politicians fear the otherworldly wrath of poorly made cheese, homes have been banned from having any more than one wheel, and Loud Patriotic Music Day has been ranked the seventh best new holiday of the year. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force. Queen Winter's national animal is the White Zombie Bear, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Church of the Frozen Heart.

Queen Winter is ranked 264,433^rd in the world and 81^st in Yggdrasil for Safest, scoring 13.57 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.