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The Most Serene Republic of Merir

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The Most Serene Republic of Merir is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Supreme Evil Overlord with an even hand, and notable for its public floggings, infamous sell-swords, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, humorless population of 15.427 billion Merirans 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, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Mr Happys Funland. The average income tax rate is 67.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Meririan economy, worth a remarkable 2,047 trillion chelbuchebs a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Retail, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 132,732 chelbuchebs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.2 times as much as the poorest.

Children dream of becoming physicians and physicists, newly synthesized elements' half-lives are a million times shorter than the time it takes to say their names, the government has the power to seize property at will, and military officials are questioning the policy of ceding the nation's territory in exchange for promises not to invade it. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Merir's national animal is the manta ray, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is The Order of Violet.

Merir is ranked 5,933^rd in the world and 249^th in Balder for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 15,985.39 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.

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