The Immature Q Child of The Squire of Gothos is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Trelane with an iron fist, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, parental licensing program, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 11.215 billion worshipers are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Continuum. The average income tax rate is 39.3%.

The all-consuming Squire of Gothosian economy, worth a remarkable 1,203 trillion loyalties a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Information Technology, and Pizza Delivery. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 107,294 loyalties, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.7 times as much as the poorest.

Rugby players that knock each other over always stop to make sure the other fellow is okay, strip mining of rare earth metals is up while back problems are down, major corporations receive tax breaks for no apparent reason, and genetic research has been halted. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Squire of Gothos's national animal is the lower life forms, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Fair Play.

The Squire of Gothos is ranked 65,550^th in the world and 57^th in Federation of Martian Colonies for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 3,346.69 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.