The Kingdom of Michigan AU is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by King James Baldwin with an even hand, and renowned for its sprawling nuclear power plants, otherworldly petting zoo, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 13.486 billion Michiganders have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The tiny government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Detroit. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Michigander economy, worth a remarkable 3,761 trillion Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 278,945 Dollars, with the richest citizens earning 5.6 times as much as the poorest.

AI nannies tell children who refuse to go to bed that "my logic is undeniable", the fire brigade often deal with cases of burnt toast, video evidence of cruel animal experiments tends to be of poor quality, and Michigan AU recently hosted the least successful trade negotiations since The Phantom Menace. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Michigan AU's national animal is the White-tailed Deer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Evangelical Christianity.

Michigan AU is ranked 29,979^th in the world and 4^th in Holding Cell for Lowest Crime Rates, with 82.74 law-abiding acts per hour.