The Disputed Territories of Macross City is a gargantuan, efficient nation, renowned for its closed borders, deadly medical pandemics, and sprawling nuclear power plants. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 19.04 billion Macross Cityians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The relatively small, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government is dominated by the Department of Defense, with Law & Order and Education also on the agenda, while Social Policy and Spirituality receive no funds. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 7.0%.

The powerhouse Macross Cityian economy, worth a remarkable 2,350 trillion Protoculture Pieces a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 123,454 Protoculture Pieces, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 435,452 per year while the poor average 25,318, a ratio of 17.2 to 1.

The nation's new currency features full-length portraits of Leader in ermine and velvet garb, any body part that can be cut off a person is no longer considered to be their property, gangs have taken to secret handshakes after tattoos were banned, and kids looking for shark teeth have become ancient history. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Macross City's national animal is the Tuna, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Macross City is ranked 234,234^th in the world and 29^th in Anime for Safest, scoring 18.38 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.