The Most Serene Republic of Mercavar is a mid-sized, cultured nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, democratic population of 95 million Mercavarians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The tiny government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 8.4%.

The very strong Mercavarian economy, worth 7.02 trillion Ayhodan kronor a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Woodchip Exports, and Gambling. Average income is 73,926 Ayhodan kronor, with the richest citizens earning 9.7 times as much as the poorest.

The police force is on a recruitment drive, the nation gives peace a chance - usually one in a million, disadvantaged youths often commit felonies to enhance their educational prospects, and politicians put their fingers in their ears and sing "la la la la" when walking past lobbyists. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Mercavar's national animal is the Nidhogg, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Mercavar is ranked 68,579^th in the world and 1,258^th in the South Pacific for Most Cultured, scoring 69 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.