The Queen's State of Macae is a gargantuan, efficient nation, notable for its complete lack of public education, absence of drug laws, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 35.454 billion Macaeans are effectively ruled by a group of massive corporations, who run for political office and provide their well-off citizens with world-class goods and services. Their poorer citizens, however, are mostly starving to death while being urged to go out and get real jobs. The populace has reasonably extensive civil rights, although these are mostly aimed at allowing them to buy whatever they like.

The minute, outspoken government, or what there is of one, prioritizes Spirituality, with Industry also on the agenda, while Defense and Law & Order aren't funded at all. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.5%.

The thriving Macaean economy, worth a remarkable 1,827 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is led by the Furniture Restoration industry, with major contributions from Soda Sales, Cheese Exports, and Gambling. Average income is 51,548 betales, with the richest citizens earning 8.9 times as much as the poorest.

Voting is voluntary. Crime is a serious problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Macae's national animal is the deer, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Macae is ranked 148,543^rd in the world and 312^th in Ancient Lands for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 626.44 on the Gilded Widget Scale.