The Holy Theocratic Voivodom of Mersilka is a colossal, genial nation, ruled by Holy Voivod Kozlov III with an even hand, and notable for its zero percent divorce rate, restrictive gun laws, and suspicion of poets. The compassionate, devout population of 2.628 billion Mersilkans 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 large, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Welfare, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lirov. The average income tax rate is 46.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Mersilkan economy, worth 128 trillion Chevoes a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Cheese Exports, and Automobile Manufacturing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 48,839 Chevoes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Access to the woods is only granted to those who bring a small shrubbery, the urban poor thumbs down the new hitchhiking ban, orphanages are closing their doors as the government forces parents to actually raise their children, and suit-clad businessmen have been taking advantage of the relaxed welfare qualifications by shopping with food stamps. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Mersilka's national animal is the Lamb and its national religion is Syncretic Orthdoxy.

Mersilka is ranked 280,159^th in the world and 11,548^th in Balder for Most Secular, with 9.79 Atheism Rate.