The Lucky Space Age Kingdom of Gladinia is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by King Jacklon Elsban I with an even hand, and renowned for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, unlimited-speed roads, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, hard-working population of 13.548 billion Gladinians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and look forward to their next free and open election, to be held on an as-yet unannounced date.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Horizon City. The average income tax rate is 69.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Gladinian economy, worth a remarkable 1,422 trillion Zorbucks a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 104,974 Zorbucks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Getting an autograph has become harder than ever, Jennifer Government is a bestseller, the government recently relinquished its monopoly on the mail service, and parents dread their examinations more than their children. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Gladinia's national animal is the Overwieght Housecat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Garfieldism.

Gladinia is ranked 36,729^th in the world and 420^th in the Pacific for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 223.47 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.