The Matriarchy of Twdne 13 is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, ritual sacrifices, and state-planned economy. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 1.775 billion Twdne 13ians enjoy great social freedoms and frequent elections, where the majority of the populace regularly votes to increase its benefits at the expense of various hapless minorities.

The large, moralistic, socially-minded, outspoken government prioritizes Defense, with Healthcare, Administration, and Education also on the agenda. The average income tax rate is 54.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant Twdne 13ian economy, worth 19.5 trillion yen a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, quite specialized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Retail, Furniture Restoration, and Basket Weaving. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 10,973 yen, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government is a proud sponsor of the National Gaming Association, Twdne 13 has been recently classified as an international menace after 'liberating' several nearby territories, the government is continually probing the galaxy in search of alien life, and a major religion has been named as Twdne 13's national religion. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Twdne 13's national animal is the fox, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Twdne 13 is ranked 130,475^th in the world and 1,014^th in eta for Smartest Citizens, with 32.36 quips per hour.