The Kingdom of Mervay is a titanic, cultured nation, ruled by Queen Callista IV with a fair hand, and renowned for its daily referendums, otherworldly petting zoo, and pith helmet sales. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 18.955 billion Mervayans love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large, socially-minded, outspoken government prioritizes Education, although Administration, Healthcare, and Industry are also considered important. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Asteria. The average income tax rate is 97.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Mervayian economy, worth a remarkable 4,211 trillion Albats a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an amazing 222,166 Albats, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The numbers on the latest spending report are reaching stellar levels, schoolchildren on field trips are asked what torture means to them, the saying "when pigs fly" has been changed to "when the lights work", and political spontaneity takes a lot of planning. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Mervay's national animal is the Griffin, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Solarianism.

Mervay is ranked 35,986^th in the world and 1^st in The Strategic and Economic Alliance for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 5,330.48 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.