The Republic of McGillland is a huge, cultured nation, ruled by President McGill with an even hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, pith helmet sales, and avowedly heterosexual populace. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 899 million McGilllandics are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Palatine. The average income tax rate is 82.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient McGilllandian economy, worth 118 trillion Pounds a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 130,755 Pounds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

The carbon footprint falls along with the human footprint during war, people often get liposuction to reduce their air fares, it's been a banner year for local vexillology, and weapons produced by newly nationalized armaments factories have been found to contain sawdust instead of gunpowder. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. McGillland's national animal is the Eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

McGillland is ranked 137,447^th in the world and 1^st in Atlantic Artificial Zone for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 2,345.66 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.