The Republic of Makrad is a huge, genial nation, renowned for its state-planned economy, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 379 million Makradians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The large, liberal government prioritizes Education, with Welfare, Healthcare, and Administration also on the agenda, while Spirituality is ignored. The average income tax rate is 51.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Makradian economy, worth 19.9 trillion Rads a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Automobile Manufacturing, and Trout Farming. Average income is 52,453 Rads, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Many marriages go virtually unconsummated, student exchange programs are in trouble as everyone wants to leave but no-one wants to come, solid-gold toilets are Makradian prisons' least expensive furnishings, and Mr Happy's Funland has just been named Makrad's new capital. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Makrad's national animal is the Winged Platipus.

Makrad is ranked 144,772^nd in the world and 6,342^nd in Osiris for Most Corrupt Governments, with 3.75 kickbacks per hour.