The Federal Republic of Merpiana is a massive, safe nation, renowned for its pith helmet sales, compulsory military service, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 1.914 billion Merpanese hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Les Merdanais. The average income tax rate is 91.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Merpanese economy, worth 402 trillion Merpanese Hetians a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 210,484 Merpanese Hetians, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

The government only invests in infrastructure after a natural disaster, universities spend millions cultivating ivy on their buildings, handling people's data is proving an immersive experience, and national parks have long lines of different gender-specific 'Porta-Pottys'. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Merpiana's national animal is the Human, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Merpiana is ranked 6,527^th in the world and 2^nd in Eurion for Nicest Citizens, with 40.2 average smiles per day.