The Disputed Territories of Macross City is a titanic, efficient nation, remarkable for its rum-swilling pirates, unlimited-speed roads, and triple-decker prams. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 23.963 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 primarily concerned with Defense, with Law & Order and Education also on the agenda, while Social Policy and Spirituality aren't funded at all. The average income tax rate is 13.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Macross Cityian economy, worth a remarkable 2,764 trillion Protoculture Pieces a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Retail, and Uranium Mining. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 115,351 Protoculture Pieces, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Poor Macross Cityians are always begging for a lift, it is illegal to comfort a crying baby between the hours of 6 pm and 8 pm, all industry is owned and run by the government, and the government decides its policies by observing the flight of birds. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, 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 40,729^th in the world and 12^th in Anime for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 209.54 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.