The Republic of Clone Trooper 12 is a massive, cultured nation, renowned for its keen interest in outer space, compulsory military service, and stringent health and safety legislation. The cynical population of 1.569 billion Clone Trooper 12ians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 30.5%.

The Clone Trooper 12ian economy, worth 65.2 trillion Credits a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Automobile Manufacturing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 41,534 Credits, with the richest citizens earning 5.0 times as much as the poorest.

Maximum security fish farms leave caged salmon pining for the fjords, money can't buy happiness but it can buy immunity to prosecution, a typical peasant's life cycle leads from birth to the gallows, and bureaucrats close new businesses for not complying with the Penguin Packaging Index. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Clone Trooper 12's national animal is the Droid.

Clone Trooper 12 is ranked 288,802^nd in the world and 5^th in notas region for Smartest Citizens, with 13.93 quips per hour.