The Republic of QSX1 is a huge, efficient nation, remarkable for its frequent executions, irreverence towards religion, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 536 million QSX1ians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The tiny, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 8.3%.

The thriving QSX1ian economy, worth 37.7 trillion deniers a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Door-to-door Insurance Sales industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration, Information Technology, and Book Publishing. Average income is 70,416 deniers, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 283,301 per year while the poor average 11,711, a ratio of 24.2 to 1.

There's more vermin than ever on the metro, any body part that can be cut off a person is no longer considered to be their property, discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation is illegal, and Leader has killer fashion sense. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force. QSX1's national animal is the unicorn, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

QSX1 is ranked 36,996^th in the world and 6^th in Cole World for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 5,877.4 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.