The United States of Maern is a tiny, safe nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape. The hard-working, democratic, devout population of 8 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 Education. The average income tax rate is 10.4%.

The Maernian economy, worth 481 billion Merners a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Automobile Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Retail, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 60,177 Merners, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.8 times as much as the poorest.

Red Cross demand for body bags is rising while sutures go unused, there's a big brother in every prison, the nation's air missiles have killed thousands of Brasilistan military personnel, and lifeguards are more concerned with watching for sharks than struggling swimmers. 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 326,505^th in the world and 275^th in Aesica for Largest Populations, with 8.00 million capita.