Let's see... The year is 2012, and things are reasonably advanced around this time. There are a number of large cities in countries such as America, Britain and Russia, though there are still places that are very poor and lack most of the things you'll find around here.

I... still don't know much about this time, but technology has allowed communication and transport between countries to be simple and stores provide us with most of the necessities we would need, though you need to get the money to buy them first.