The Duty of The Tick is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Arthur with a fair hand, and remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, absence of drug laws, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-working, democratic, devout population of 15.025 billion Ticks live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The relatively small, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government is primarily concerned with Spirituality, with Defense, Administration, and Welfare also on the agenda, while International Aid and Industry receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The City. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.3%.

The strong Tickian economy, worth 594 trillion dollars a year, is quite specialized and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Automobile Manufacturing, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 39,555 dollars, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 254,936 per year while the poor average 2,479, a ratio of 102 to 1.

Shopkeepers use microscopes to verify the authenticity of banknotes, unpopular cops are fired at a moment's notice by the citizens they police, young girls and senior citizens alike can be spotted wearing colourful short shorts, and citizens receive notices of disenfranchisement along with their parking tickets. Crime is a serious problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. The Tick's national animal is the moth, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities, and its national religion is justice.

The Tick is ranked 239,626^th in the world and 2^nd in The City for Most Advanced Defense Forces, scoring 930.77 on the Total War Preparedness Rating.