The Republic of SSN12 is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Daniel O'Connell with an even hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, infamous sell-swords, and compulsory gun ownership. The humorless, devout population of 2.833 billion SSN12ians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Dublin. The average income tax rate is 56.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient SSN12ian economy, worth 518 trillion deniers 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 large, well-organized, fairly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. 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 an impressive 183,171 deniers, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Ministers are now allowed to put suggestions in the governmental suggestion box, party leaders rely on horoscopes to create "ticket balance", only lightning has a chance of striking Daniel O'Connell twice, and school football matches are usually five-a-side. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. SSN12's national animal is the porpoise, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Celtic Paganism.

SSN12 is ranked 10,897^th in the world and 260^th in the South Pacific for Highest Poor Incomes, with 120,089.26 Standard Monetary Units.