The Holy Empire of Michiru Hakase is a colossal, orderly nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, frequent executions, and complete lack of public education. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 7.696 billion Michiru Hakaseans 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 medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 26.1%.

The very strong Michiru Hakasean economy, worth 484 trillion hryvnias a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Retail, Information Technology, and Automobile Manufacturing. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 62,994 hryvnias, with the richest citizens earning 5.1 times as much as the poorest.

Diaper ads feature vertically-challenged adults wearing bootees, high school bands practice by moonlight, people often feel unbalanced by their daily commute, and a large concrete wall is being built around the country's borders. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control, thanks to a well-funded police force. Michiru Hakase's national animal is the lemur, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Michiru Hakase is ranked 173,754^th in the world and 2,163^rd in Artificial Solar System for Lowest Crime Rates, with 58.98 law-abiding acts per hour.