The Democratic Republic of Mich is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Kingfisher with an even hand, and renowned for its ubiquitous missile silos, free-roaming dinosaurs, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 2.188 billion Michians 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 Law & Order, Healthcare, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Exdur. The average income tax rate is 27.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Michian economy, worth 177 trillion Micians a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Automobile Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 81,157 Micians, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

A politician who is photographed pulling a funny face while eating can say goodbye to their credibility, primary candidates are replaced if they fail to compliment Kingfisher's hair, from the highest mountain to the deepest cave - one can always count on finding a good cell signal in Mich, and pilots always remember to send their doctors a Maxxmas card. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Mich's national animal is the Silver Striped Tiger, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Atheism.

Mich is ranked 9,360^th in the world and 4^th in Kerbals of the North for Safest, scoring 122.15 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.