The State of Merw is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its complete lack of public education, absence of drug laws, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 22.797 billion Merwians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, is solely concerned with Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 6.2%.

The very strong Merwian economy, worth 567 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is highly specialized and led by the Door-to-door Insurance Sales industry, with major contributions from Soda Sales, Automobile Manufacturing, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 24,895 betales, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 169,260 per year while the poor average 1,337, a ratio of 126 to 1.

Voting is voluntary and Merw has designated Capital Heights as its capital city. Crime is a major problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Merw's national animal is the deer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Merw is ranked 288,606^th in the world and 8^th in Lobamba for Lowest Crime Rates, with 34.52 law-abiding acts per hour.