The MACEDONIAN EMPIRE of Makedonica is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its state-planned economy, absence of drug laws, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 48.554 billion Makedonicans enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Law & Order, and International Aid. The average income tax rate is 66.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The enormous but underdeveloped Makedonican economy, worth a remarkable 1,108 trillion denars 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 slick, highly efficient, highly specialized black market in Trout Farming, Woodchip Exports, Information Technology, and Cheese Exports. 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 22,833 denars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Makedonica's national animal is the lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Makedonica is ranked 47,624^th in the world and 1^st in Bolivia for Highest Drug Use, scoring 283.29 on the Pineapple Fondness Rating.