The Federation of Squirm Worm is a massive, efficient nation, notable for its complete lack of prisons, absence of drug laws, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 2.403 billion Squirm Wormians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 8.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Squirm Wormian economy, worth 215 trillion Credits a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Retail, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 89,601 Credits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Stolen Reuben sandwiches are met with detailed and thorough police investigations, anyone who sneezes at border crossings is turned away, agricultural science is the most competitive subject at universities, and the nation is experiencing a severe shortage of sporting events. Crime, especially youth-related, is a 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 145,427^th in the world and 4,514^th in Osiris for Most Beautiful Environments, with 512.27 pounds of wildlife per square mile.