The Protectorate of Michael Crew is a massive, pleasant nation, renowned for its burgeoning Kitsune population. The hard-working population of 1.32 billion Michael Crewians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 21.2%.

The Michael Crewian economy, worth 54.5 trillion Delta Eagles a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Book Publishing, and Tourism. Average income is 41,269 Delta Eagles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Michael Crew's national animal is the Kitsune.

Michael Crew is ranked 209,716^th in the world and 7^th in The Magnus Archives for Most Cultured, scoring 64 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.