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The Nation of Mertagne is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by The Regent with an even hand, and remarkable for its pith helmet sales, national health service, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate population of 15.558 billion Mertagnians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Dannin. The average income tax rate is 90.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Mertagnian economy, worth a remarkable 3,156 trillion Ducats a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 202,865 Ducats, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Government bureaucrats review designs for birdhouses to ensure they do not block the views of neighbors, The Regent is strangely popular with male politicians' wives, the government is washing its hands of alleged corruption, and the media seems excessively interested in what The Regent is wearing this season. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Mertagne's national animal is the Giant Elk, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Mertagne is ranked 11,347^th in the world and 8^th in Anaia for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 90.32 Effective Tax Rate.