The Republic of QUARTZ GLASS is a massive, efficient nation, remarkable for its unlimited-speed roads. The hard-working population of 1.819 billion QUARTZ GLASSians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The relatively small, pro-business government is primarily concerned with Defense, with Healthcare, Administration, and Welfare also on the agenda, while International Aid and Industry aren't funded at all. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 8.6%.

The very strong QUARTZ GLASSian economy, worth 83.8 trillion shards a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Cheese Exports industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Pizza Delivery, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 46,068 shards, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 193,229 per year while the poor average 7,143, a ratio of 27.1 to 1.

Only fully-fledged members of MENSA are allowed to vote, governments opposing QUARTZ GLASS are beset by rebels, children's TV shows are having a gay old time, and pilots always remember to send their doctors a Maxxmas card. Crime is a serious problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. QUARTZ GLASS's national animal is the glass shark, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

QUARTZ GLASS is ranked 222,040^th in the world and 6^th in The region of bloody colors for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring -5.1 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.