The Free Land of Michaela is a mammoth, cultured nation, renowned for its public floggings, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and prohibition of alcohol. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 8.354 billion Michaelans enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 28.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Michaelan economy, worth 526 trillion baht a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 62,995 baht, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

Nobody looks each other in the eye at neighborhood block parties any more, Merry Birthday is a popular protest song despite the risk of fines and royalty dues, immigrants who don't like the taste of Michaelan Turnip Chips are immediately deported, and forty-year-old men are asked for their ID before watching the latest pony cartoon movies. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Michaela's national animal is the dolphin, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Michaela is ranked 161,494^th in the world and 28^th in Serenity for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 28.26 Effective Tax Rate.