The Federal Republic of Michelland is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Chief of the FCM with a fair hand, and notable for its free-roaming dinosaurs, national health service, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 2.185 billion Michellandians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The large, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Port-Hypnon. The average income tax rate is 85.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Michellandian economy, worth 318 trillion PQS a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 145,932 PQS, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Max Barry is this year's Miss Michelland, shady doctors seem to have impeccable records, towns that stop turning a profit are turned into animal sanctuaries, and fur coats have become the latest fashion trend. Crime is totally unknown. Michelland's national animal is the Castor roux, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Michelland is ranked 202,842^nd in the world and 162^nd in Refugia for Most Conservative, scoring 24.46 on the Bush-Santorum Dawning Terror Index.