The Empire of Michael v is a fledgling, safe nation, renowned for its compulsory military service and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, hard-working population of 6 million Michael vians 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 tiny government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Defense, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 9.0%.

The strong Michael vian economy, worth 360 billion dolars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Door-to-door Insurance Sales industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration, Book Publishing, and Gambling. Average income is 59,964 dolars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.5 times as much as the poorest.

Genetic researchers have been expelled, it is illegal to make racist remarks in public, TV shows must meet strict ethnicity quotas, and mountain rescue missions can end with more people lost than found. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent. Michael v's national animal is the lion, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Michael v is ranked 248,418^th in the world and 538^th in Horizon for Most Devout, with 14.43 prayers per hour.