The Republic of PLATE GLASS is a massive, genial nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, suspicion of poets, and spontaneously combusting cars. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 1.795 billion PLATE GLASSians are effectively ruled by a group of massive corporations, who run for political office and provide their well-off citizens with world-class goods and services. Their poorer citizens, however, are mostly starving to death while being urged to go out and get real jobs. The populace has reasonably extensive civil rights, although these are mostly aimed at allowing them to buy whatever they like.

The tiny, pro-business, outspoken government prioritizes Defense, although Healthcare, Administration, and Welfare are also considered important, while Industry and Social Policy receive no funds. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 7.1%.

The strong PLATE GLASSian economy, worth 90.8 trillion shards a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is fairly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Woodchip Exports, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 50,573 shards, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 238,503 per year while the poor average 6,362, a ratio of 37.5 to 1.

Street crime is on the rise as police officers spend most of their time in prisons, local mafias have a tough time disposing of dead snitches without catching the attention of recycling authorities, prison reforms have replaced communal luaus with communal loos, and owning a really cute pet is grounds for immediate investigation. Crime is a serious problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. PLATE GLASS's national animal is the glass shark, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways.

PLATE GLASS is ranked 20,536^th in the world and 1^st in IS423FG88LKVVMY2BNS9U for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring 5,724.43 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.