The State of Michelle-Rae is a gargantuan, efficient nation, notable for its public floggings and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 30.798 billion Michelle-Raeans enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Welfare, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Westminster. The average income tax rate is 22.2%.

The very strong Michelle-Raean economy, worth a remarkable 1,172 trillion betales a year, is quite specialized and led by the Automobile Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Woodchip Exports, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 38,058 betales, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.

It is a crime to offend someone's religious beliefs, abortions are routinely performed in Michelle-Rae's hospitals, the government is reigning in public spending, and Michelle-Rae has designated Westminster as its capital city. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Michelle-Rae's national animal is the deer, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Michelle-Rae is ranked 86,574^th in the world and 125^th in 0000 for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring 310.99 on the Clooney Contribution Index.