The United Zones of Az Merchaz is a mammoth, efficient nation, ruled by Allan Archer with an even hand, and remarkable for its ubiquitous missile silos, pith helmet sales, and free-roaming dinosaurs. The compassionate, devout population of 5.859 billion Merchazians 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 enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Weslerstey. The average income tax rate is 77.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Merchazian economy, worth 518 trillion Merchazian Dollars a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 88,537 Merchazian Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Automotive regulators are throwing in the towel, pinkie promises are a matter of life and death, one does not simply walk into the tundra, and museums have more touchscreens on display than artifacts. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Az Merchaz's national animal is the Merchazian Falcon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is None on a Federal Level.

Az Merchaz is ranked 308,542^nd in the world and 1,434^th in Europeia for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -18.36 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.