The Republic of Square One is a large, pleasant nation, notable for its burgeoning panther population. The hard-working population of 74 million Square Oneans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 16.1%.

The Square Onean economy, worth 3.46 trillion marks a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration, Gambling, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 46,733 marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is moderate. Square One's national animal is the panther.

Square One is ranked 158,238^th in the world and 61^st in Alliance of Non Regional Nation for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 62.45 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.