The State of McDougald is a colossal, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its burgeoning deer population. The democratic population of 7.102 billion McDougaldians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The tiny, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. The average income tax rate is 7.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient McDougaldian economy, worth 248 trillion betales a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Pizza Delivery industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Book Publishing, and Retail. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 35,051 betales, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

Citizens are enjoying a recent large cut in taxes, gambling is outlawed, military funding has been stripped back, and McDougald has designated Capital Heights as its capital city. Crime is moderate, probably because of the absence of a police force. McDougald's national animal is the deer, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

McDougald is ranked 65,988^th in the world and 3^rd in Black Dragons for Nicest Citizens, with 15.51 average smiles per day.