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The Most Serene Republic of Merir

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The Most Serene Republic of Merir is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Supreme Evil Overlord with an iron fist, and renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, keen interest in outer space, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 19.374 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 3,034 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 156,618 chelbuchebs, with the richest citizens earning 7.0 times as much as the poorest.

Flamethrower-toting soldiers are also equipped with fire blankets and extinguishers, it's said that a Meriran always pays his debts with significant compounding, companies flee the nation rather than pay their fair share of taxes, and Super Barry Brothers is the most popular video game in the nation. 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 96,250^th in the world and 3,426^th in Balder for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 1,989.81 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.

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