The State of MMXII is a gargantuan, efficient nation, renowned for its complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 23.16 billion MMXIIians are free to succeed or fail in life on their own merits; the successful tend to enjoy an opulent (but moralistic) lifestyle, while the failures can be seen crowding out most jails.

The relatively small, moralistic government is primarily concerned with Law & Order, although Industry and Education are also considered important, while Spirituality and Welfare aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.2%.

The thriving MMXIIian economy, worth 790 trillion betales a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Woodchip Exports, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 34,143 betales, with the richest citizens earning 8.4 times as much as the poorest.

Voting is compulsory, the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, and MMXII has designated Capital Heights as its capital city. Crime is moderate, possibly because it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many regulations. MMXII's national animal is the deer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

MMXII is ranked 81,295^th in the world and 3^rd in Riga for Most Primitive, scoring 26.46 on the Scary Big Number Scale.