The Republic of Chip 12 is a very large, efficient nation, renowned for its public floggings, irreverence towards religion, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 446 million Chip 12ians 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 prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order, Education, and Administration are also considered important, while International Aid receives no funds. The average income tax rate is 18.6%.

The very strong Chip 12ian economy, worth 29.3 trillion pounds a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Furniture Restoration, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Soda Sales. Average income is 65,611 pounds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.8 times as much as the poorest.

The media have begun calling the government treasury "Leader's stash", the wearing and manufacture of fur apparel is banned, ambulances aren't allowed to overtake hearses, and Leader has no checks and balances after the upper house was abolished. Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Chip 12's national animal is the emu, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Chip 12 is ranked 73,258^th in the world and 3,598^th in Lazarus for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 14,915.13 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.