The Square his Needles of Lud Heat is a titanic, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its irreverence towards religion, absence of drug laws, and punitive income tax rates. The quiet, industrious population of 16.132 billion Lud Heatians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The large, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 54.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but sluggish Lud Heatian economy, worth 445 trillion Damages 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 a slick, highly efficient black market in Trout Farming, Pizza Delivery, Soda Sales, 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 27,642 Damages, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The mood of raunchy movies is often ruined by the sound of babies crying, organ donation is compulsory, voting is voluntary, and Limitations are considered a delicacy. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lud Heat's national animal is the Limitation, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Lud Heat is ranked 60,432^nd in the world and 1^st in Black Flag Pact for Largest Black Market, with 9.36 trillion Standard Monetary Units.