The Incorporated States of Someplace1212 is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by That Person with an iron fist, and notable for its public floggings, enslaved workforce, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 17.823 billion Someplace1212ians are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The minute, corrupt, moralistic, pro-business, well-organized government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Somecity1212. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 1.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Someplace1212ian economy, worth a remarkable 2,941 trillion Generic Currrency Units a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Uranium Mining. Average income is an impressive 165,032 Generic Currrency Units, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,516,389 per year while the poor average 1,863, a ratio of 813 to 1.

The police use sound cannons and mortars to deal with loud parties, breast milk lattes are the newest fad among hip urbanites, graffiti artists spend lengthy periods of time in jail, and fancy dress parties are raided by military police for new recruits. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, despite the fact that it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many laws. Someplace1212's national animal is the Thing, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Someplace1212 is ranked 279,240^th in the world and 10,463^rd in Lazarus for Safest, scoring 6.73 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.