The Disputed Territories of The SQUID Squad is a massive, safe nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape and absence of drug laws. The democratic population of 1.036 billion Squids hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The tiny, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 9.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient SQUID Squadian economy, worth 47.6 trillion wheelies a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 45,949 wheelies, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

All tariffs have been abolished, the nation is ravaged by daily union strikes, citizens are enjoying a recent large cut in taxes, and The SQUID Squad's children are widely acknowledged as the most foul-mouthed in the region. Crime is well under control. The SQUID Squad's national animal is the squid, which can occasionally be seen avoiding garbage in the nation's murky oceans.

The SQUID Squad is ranked 107,981^st in the world and 4^th in The Eltrans Aged Riders for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 33.28 on the Bus Surprisal Index.