The Empire of the Golden Throne of The Macabees is a behemoth, efficient nation, notable for its daily referendums, strictly enforced bedtime, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, humorless population of 50.605 billion Macabeans live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

There is no government in the normal sense of the word; however, a small group of community-minded, corrupt, liberal, pro-business, outspoken individuals juggles the competing demands of Industry, Law & Order, and Education. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Macabean economy, worth an astonishing 19,158 trillion Ríokmarks a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Information Technology, and Retail. Average income is an amazing 378,597 Ríokmarks, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,158,299 per year while the poor average 95,852, a ratio of 12.1 to 1.

College athletes are arrested for selling lemonade, students are taught to count with all 9 fingers, the real art was the AI friends we made along the way, and the nation's generous tax credits have brought all the film studios to the yard. Crime, especially youth-related, is all-pervasive, probably because of the absence of a police force. The Macabees's national animal is the Imperial Eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

The Macabees is ranked 3,020^th in the world and 8^th in Greater Dienstad for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 75,824.8 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.