The Kingdom of Michaelstania is a very large, cultured nation, renowned for its unlimited-speed roads and absence of drug laws. The democratic, devout population of 481 million moonwalkers are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The large, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Public Transport, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 41.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Michaelstanian economy, worth 13.7 trillion thrillers a year, is quite specialized and led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Retail, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 28,449 thrillers, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Recognised healthcare professionals treat diabetes with a grain of sugar in a barrel of water, Leader spends weekends doing the laundry of foreign leaders, polite commuters on the Michaelstania City Metro always let hurried workers off the train first, and the Treasury has been accused of flushing money down the toilet. Crime, especially youth-related, is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Michaelstania's national animal is the monkeh, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Michaelstania is ranked 14,147^th in the world and 1^st in Jackson 5 for Most Rebellious Youth, scoring 4 on the Stark-Dean Displacement Index.