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The Twenty Four Free lands of Meropis

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The Twenty Four Free lands of Meropis is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by The Leader with an even hand, and renowned for its frequent executions, anti-smoking policies, and digital currency. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, humorless population of 24.53 billion Meropisians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The relatively small, corrupt government is primarily concerned with Industry, although Education, Defense, and Healthcare are also considered important, while Spirituality and International Aid aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Big Place. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Meropisian economy, worth an astonishing 12,786 trillion Pompas a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is a breathtaking 521,277 Pompas, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,800,696 per year while the poor average 110,364, a ratio of 16.3 to 1.

The government merely sends empty platitudes whenever natural disasters strike foreign nations, love is a precious butterfly to be crushed under diplomatic protocol, it is said that a Meropisian woman's work is never done, and offering a builder a cup of tea is a legal minefield. Crime, especially youth-related, is so common that it is unusual to encounter someone following the law, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Meropis's national animal is the Bombus Terrestris, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is The Truth.

Meropis is ranked 6,631^st in the world and 104^th in Europe for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 13,432.76 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.

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