The Dictatorship of Merlance is a colossal, orderly nation, ruled by Merci with an iron fist, and renowned for its ritual sacrifices, keen interest in outer space, and public floggings. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 2.701 billion Mercians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order, Education, and Administration are also considered important. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Cania. The average income tax rate is 94.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Mercean economy, worth 727 trillion Conchias a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched, fairly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Uranium Mining. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an amazing 269,387 Conchias, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Merlance is increasingly belligerent on the international stage, small shoes often wash up on the beach, it is still not known if the commander in chief outranks the supreme commander, and the government has been criticized for giving away Merlance's territory to anyone who claims it. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Merlance's national animal is the Dolphin, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Mercism.

Merlance is ranked 302,843^rd in the world and 11^th in Atrax for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector, scoring -19.08 on the Pepperoni Propulsion Productivity Index.