The Incorporated States of New Michag is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by Jimbo with an iron fist, and renowned for its ubiquitous missile silos, complete lack of prisons, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 1.109 billion Michiganders are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Contigo. The average income tax rate is 58.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient New Michigandian economy, worth 110 trillion Soup Cans a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Tourism. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 99,606 Soup Cans, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Sullen teenagers in bright orange 'community payback' onesies can be seen picking litter at the roadside, the most penniless demographics have by far the highest number of researchers per capita, most of the nation's wealthy aristocrats are dentists, and leakers release information by etching graffiti on bathroom stalls. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. New Michag's national animal is the M1 Abrams, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

New Michag is ranked 34,728^th in the world and 1,351^st in The North Pacific for Most Politically Apathetic Citizens, with 53.51 Whatever.