The Federation of Squirm Worm is a huge, efficient nation, renowned for its ban on automobiles, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 683 million Squirm Wormians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The tiny, liberal government prioritizes Education, although Administration, Healthcare, and Industry are also considered important, while Spirituality and International Aid receive no funds. The average income tax rate is 6.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Squirm Wormian economy, worth 59.7 trillion Credits a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Retail, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 87,417 Credits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Cheap and tasteless vegetables flood the markets, there have been reports of people marrying housepets, a burger chain recently changed its name to Mack Donaldz for legal reasons, and government bureaucrats devote many man-hours to trying to measure unquantifiables. Crime, especially youth-related, is a serious problem, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Squirm Worm's national animal is the Dog, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Squirm Worm is ranked 84,151^st in the world and 224^th in Capitalist Paradise for Highest Wealthy Incomes, with 135,900 Standard Monetary Units.