The Free Land of Michael J Sandel is a gargantuan, efficient nation, notable for its burgeoning Giraffe population. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 15.736 billion Michael J Sandelians enjoy frequent elections, which are uniformly corrupted by big-spending corporations buying politicians who best suit their interests.

The tiny, moralistic, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Healthcare, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 8.1%.

The very strong Michael J Sandelian economy, worth 989 trillion Platinums a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Cheese Exports, Trout Farming, and Soda Sales. Average income is 62,855 Platinums, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 192,009 per year while the poor average 15,948, a ratio of 12.0 to 1.

Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Michael J Sandel's national animal is the Giraffe, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Michael J Sandel is ranked 62,182^nd in the world and 139^th in Memeland United for Most Primitive, scoring 45.28 on the Scary Big Number Scale.