The Holy Empire of StMichael is a large, orderly nation, renowned for its museums and concert halls, public floggings, and sprawling nuclear power plants. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 110 million StMichaelians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 28.3%.

The very strong StMichaelian economy, worth 9.86 trillion Denaris a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Woodchip Exports, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 89,642 Denaris, with the richest citizens earning 7.0 times as much as the poorest.

Harry Potter books are banned, genetic research has been halted, there has been a rapid increase of noise complaints over the sound of buzzing bees, and residents of houses built on a foundation of wishful thinking are prone to an odd sinking feeling. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. StMichael's national animal is the Owl.

StMichael is ranked 119,462^nd in the world and 78^th in Cumberperry for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 1,205.13 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.