The United States of Maern is a large, socially progressive nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape. The hard-working, democratic, devout population of 138 million Maernians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Defense, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 10.6%.

The Maernian economy, worth 8.31 trillion Merners a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Retail, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 60,216 Merners, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.8 times as much as the poorest.

There's a big brother in every prison, the nation's air missiles have killed thousands of Brasilistan military personnel, lifeguards are more concerned with watching for sharks than struggling swimmers, and elite teams of assassins have been sent into Brasilistan. Crime is totally unknown. Maern's national animal is the Limtoo, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Maern is ranked 115,027^th in the world and 159^th in Aesica for Smartest Citizens, with 34.31 quips per hour.