The The communist-Catholic union of Maklaburg is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by the premier with an even hand, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, devout population of 1.329 billion Maklans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bethlehem-Jerusalem. The average income tax rate is 75.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Maklaburgian economy, worth 87.4 trillion holy dollars a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining and Gambling. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 65,764 holy dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

There's more hugging than talking in most talk shows, it is illegal for police officers to carry out searches due to strict privacy laws, the national guard is mobilized whenever a mother gets separated from her child at the mall, and private law firms are unheard of. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Maklaburg's national animal is the Dove, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Catholicism.

Maklaburg is ranked 142,531^st in the world and 102^nd in Philosophers for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring 966.12 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.