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The Most Serene Republic of Merir

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The Most Serene Republic of Merir is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Supreme Evil Overlord with an iron fist, and remarkable for its rum-swilling pirates, anti-smoking policies, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 19.399 billion Merirans are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Mr Happys Funland. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 79.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Meririan economy, worth a remarkable 3,050 trillion chelbuchebs a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Retail, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 157,228 chelbuchebs, with the richest citizens earning 7.6 times as much as the poorest.

When you fly on Air Merir you win a seat or you die, Brancalandian Brie isn't available anywhere in Merir, all major public areas are watched by police surveillance cameras, and Supreme Evil Overlord can often be found attempting to coax random citizens' cats down from trees. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Merir's national animal is the manta ray, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways, and its national religion is The Order of Violet.

Merir is ranked 14,164^th in the world and 1,043^rd in Balder for Most Corrupt Governments, with 126.25 kickbacks per hour.

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