The Empire of Michigander is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by National Elected-Emperor Jake with a fair hand, and notable for its ubiquitous missile silos, free-roaming dinosaurs, and daily referendums. The compassionate, democratic population of 2.363 billion Michiganderians 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 medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Michigander City. The average income tax rate is 82.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Michiganderian economy, worth 439 trillion Dollaridoos a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Uranium Mining. Average income is an impressive 186,056 Dollaridoos, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Maxtopian tourists make expensive pilgrimages to Michigander City to enjoy their national art, suspicious glow-in-the-dark wasps remain a source of terror and awe, roads are often attended by round-the-clock construction crews, and a passport is literally priceless. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Michigander's national animal is the Northern Mockingbird, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Michigander is ranked 4,354^th in the world and 229^th in The North Pacific for Safest, scoring 133.23 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.