The State of McConnell is a colossal, efficient nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 7.326 billion McConnellians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The tiny, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 6.2%.

The thriving McConnellian economy, worth 461 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Trout Farming, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 62,963 betales, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 222,869 per year while the poor average 12,843, a ratio of 17.4 to 1.

Citizens are enjoying a recent large cut in taxes, organ donation rates are among the lowest in the region, most academic research has ground to a halt, and McConnell has designated Capital Heights as its capital city. Crime is a problem. McConnell's national animal is the deer, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

McConnell is ranked 177,302^nd in the world and 6^th in Europi for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring 81.86 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.