The Holy Empire of Micagua is a massive, cultured nation, remarkable for its daily referendums, sprawling nuclear power plants, and complete lack of public education. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 2.286 billion Micaguans are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The minute, pro-business government, or what there is of one, is effectively ruled by the Department of Spirituality, with Industry also on the agenda, while Social Policy and Environment aren't funded at all. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 3.6%.

The powerhouse Micaguan economy, worth 245 trillion Dollars a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Arms Manufacturing, and Basket Weaving. Average income is an impressive 107,280 Dollars, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 602,100 per year while the poor average 9,464, a ratio of 63.6 to 1.

The government has to take out its Visa to eliminate visas, nature magazines featuring stick insects on their covers are sometimes mistaken for fashion magazines, politicians who vacation in East Lebatuck lose their jobs upon their return, and claiming to have performed the Heimlich Maneuver is a popular defense for assault charges. Crime is a major problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Micagua's national animal is the Fox, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Micagua is ranked 290,948^th in the world and 6,394^th in The North Pacific for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring -10.95 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.