The Republic of 212th Attack Battalion is a huge, socially progressive nation, notable for its national health service. The compassionate population of 547 million 212th Attack Battalionians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Healthcare, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 30.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient 212th Attack Battalionian economy, worth 23.5 trillion Credits a year, is led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Automobile Manufacturing, and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 42,898 Credits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Lawyers turn down litigation cases and corporate work in order to focus on lucrative public defence work, a broken arm or leg no longer costs an arm and a leg, students who refuse to pray are expelled from school, and money that should have gone to charities is instead spent on monitoring them. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. 212th Attack Battalion's national animal is the Droid, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

212th Attack Battalion is ranked 221,366^th in the world and 116^th in Vristic for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -5.1 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.