The Citizens' Republic of Mikeswich is a mammoth, safe nation, ruled by President Khan with a fair hand, and notable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, daily referendums, and infamous sell-swords. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 8.204 billion Mikeswichians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Fort Rho. The average income tax rate is 36.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Mikeswichian economy, worth a remarkable 1,415 trillion chans a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Retail, Tourism, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 172,585 chans, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

The Mikeswichian government is the world's largest NGO, calls to prayer are the newest dog whistles, orphanages are closing their doors as the government forces parents to actually raise their children, and voter turnout for the election of the Junior Assistant for Non-Digital Media Strategies has been unsurprisingly low. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Mikeswich's national animal is the house crow, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Mikeswich is ranked 6,449^th in the world and 326^th in Lazarus for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 502.73 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.