The Dictatorship of 12Arcane is a large, efficient nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 68 million 12Arcaneans are effectively ruled by a group of massive corporations, who run for political office and provide their well-off citizens with world-class goods and services. Their poorer citizens, however, are mostly starving to death while being urged to go out and get real jobs. The populace has reasonably extensive civil rights, although these are mostly aimed at allowing them to buy whatever they like.

The tiny, pro-business, outspoken government is primarily concerned with Defense, although Education, Law & Order, and Industry are also considered important, while International Aid and Spirituality receive no funds. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 6.1%.

The thriving 12Arcanean economy, worth 4.59 trillion Bus coins a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Retail, Cheese Exports, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 67,490 Bus coins, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 238,893 per year while the poor average 13,766, a ratio of 17.4 to 1.

The tenet of free speech is held dear, students learn how to disarm mines before understanding basic arithmetic, scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, and the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller. Crime is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. 12Arcane's national animal is the robot, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

12Arcane is ranked 207,671^st in the world and 103^rd in Institute of Cellulose for Safest, scoring 35.29 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.