The Democratic States of Local 3 is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Michael shepard with a fair hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, unlimited-speed roads, and ubiquitous missile silos. The democratic population of 5.171 billion Local 3ians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Social Policy. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of st Michaelsburg. The average income tax rate is 93.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Local 3ian economy, worth 515 trillion dollars a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Arms Manufacturing, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 99,644 dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Witnesses have to run a gauntlet of mob enforcers to testify at trials, a faint smell of body odour can be detected at several miles' distance from the National Science Park, military equipment stores have a tendency to go up in flames, and shaken martini sales have soared in nations surrounding Local 3. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Local 3's national animal is the boxer, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Local 3 is ranked 276,909^th in the world and 10,644^th in Osiris for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 6,975.15 Standard Monetary Units.