The Democratic Republic of The Malacca Strait is a huge, cultured nation, remarkable for its state-planned economy, keen interest in outer space, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 738 million Malacca Straitians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Malacca City. The average income tax rate is 89.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Malacca Straitian economy, worth 66.8 trillion dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Tourism, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 90,464 dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Pretending to be prejudiced is a good way to get out of jury duty, access to the woods is only granted to those who bring a small shrubbery, political candidates recite daily pledges of loyalty to their chosen party, and referenda are held for every conceivable government action. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Malacca Strait's national animal is the Malayan tiger, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

The Malacca Strait is ranked 217,546^th in the world and 309^th in The Leftist Assembly for Largest Populations, with 738 million capita.