The JRPG of Final Fantasy 17 is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Cid with an even hand, and notable for its frequent executions, ritual sacrifices, and public floggings. The hard-nosed, humorless, devout population of 5.144 billion Final Fantasy 17ians 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 enormous, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Square. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 66.3%.

The all-consuming Final Fantasy 17ian economy, worth 390 trillion kronor a year, is dominated by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Arms Manufacturing. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 75,844 kronor, with the richest citizens earning 9.0 times as much as the poorest.

The youth vote is only counted when kindergarten teachers ask who drew the best picture, large-girthed charity workers assign themselves healthy wages for their work with starving children, new treatments are rejected if they cannot be explained using only one-syllable words, and maximum security Final Fantasy 17ian subway stations inspire prison systems around the world. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Final Fantasy 17's national animal is the penguin, which can occasionally be seen avoiding garbage in the nation's murky oceans, and its national religion is Crystals.

Final Fantasy 17 is ranked 224,379^th in the world and 18^th in Square Enix for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -4.43 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.