The Most Serene Republic of Mercantile Leut is a very large, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its frequent executions, avowedly heterosexual populace, and ritual sacrifices. The hard-nosed, devout population of 253 million Mercantile Leutians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 30.2%.

The strong Mercantile Leutian economy, worth 15.4 trillion Mercantile Bucks a year, is dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming, Cheese Exports, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 60,885 Mercantile Bucks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.5 times as much as the poorest.

Code enforcement officers circle wealthy Mercantile Leutians like vultures, wandering Mercantile Leutians are known for their one-track minds, the bonfire of the old paper records can be seen for miles around Mercantile Leut City, and clumsy self-injury is a viable claim in modern compensation culture. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Mercantile Leut's national animal is the Lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Mercantile Leut is ranked 43,508^th in the world and 4^th in Mercantile Pursuits for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 4,107.19 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.