The Stellar Republic of North Mack is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by the National Popular Assembly with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, pith helmet sales, and hatred of cheese. The hard-nosed, humorless population of 32.72 billion Mackens enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The large, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Trinakai. The average income tax rate is 87.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming North Mackian economy, worth a remarkable 4,689 trillion Fics a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Uranium Mining. Average income is an impressive 143,318 Fics, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government is hungry to spread communism beyond the nation's borders, the needs of the living outweigh the needs of the dead, visiting the best North Mackian restaurants requires keeping a visa on file, and a passport is literally priceless. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. North Mack's national animal is the Red-tailed Hawk, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

North Mack is ranked 286,369^th in the world and 49^th in The Local Cluster for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -13.65 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.