The Federal Republic of Mk Steele is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by President Everett Clarkson with a fair hand, and renowned for its unlimited-speed roads, infamous sell-swords, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 18.228 billion Steelites love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The enormous government is primarily concerned with Education, although Defense, Social Policy, and Healthcare are also considered important, while Spirituality and International Aid receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of CTU District. The average income tax rate is 95.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Mk Steelean economy, worth a remarkable 2,419 trillion FRDS a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 132,711 FRDS, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The election for President Everett Clarkson's office's janitor is heating up, Jennifer Government is a bestseller, literally voiceless people are unable to protest when food and water are denied to them, and military training in Mk Steele emphasizes the tactical advantages of stabbing backs. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Mk Steele's national animal is the Noble Dragon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Mk Steele is ranked 126,682^nd in the world and 6,411^th in The North Pacific for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring -2.9 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.