The Most Serene Republic of Michigan and The Lakes is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Serene Gitchgumee Ibrahim Muqaddim with an even hand, and renowned for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed population of 4.04 billion Michiganders have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Michilimackinac. The average income tax rate is 30.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Michigander economy, worth 320 trillion NS Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Retail. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 79,364 NS Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Smoking is banned in public areas, children cry as government officials steal their water pistols, the beauty of coastal towns is marred only slightly by all the closed-down storefronts, and one complaint of Michigan and The Lakes's new periodic table is it's easy to confuse fearlessleaderium with gloriousleaderium. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Michigan and The Lakes's national animal is the Stag, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Hanafi School Sunni Islam.

Michigan and The Lakes is ranked 88,091^st in the world and 83^rd in Gay for Lowest Crime Rates, with 67.45 law-abiding acts per hour.