The State of Mercato Nero is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, renowned for its burgeoning deer population. The hard-working, democratic population of 23.038 billion Mercato Neroans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, liberal, outspoken government prioritizes Welfare, although Education and Healthcare are also considered important, while Spirituality isn't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Dominion Heights. The average income tax rate is 48.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Mercato Neroan economy, worth 677 trillion betales a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Gambling industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 29,393 betales, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

High-income earners pay a 100% tax rate, voting is voluntary, education and welfare spending are on the rise, and Mercato Nero has designated Dominion Heights as its capital city. Crime is almost non-existent, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Mercato Nero's national animal is the deer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Mercato Nero is ranked 198,405^th in the world and 5^th in Lobamba for Most Corrupt Governments, with 1.38 kickbacks per hour.