The Serenissima Repubblica of Merx Libera is a massive, efficient nation, notable for its pith helmet sales, complete lack of public education, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless population of 3.729 billion Merx Liberals are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The minute, corrupt, pro-business government, or what there is of one, prioritizes Industry, with Law & Order also on the agenda, while Environment and Welfare receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Emporium Centralis 🏦. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Merx Liberan economy, worth 948 trillion Ducat 🥇s a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and dominated by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Gambling, Soda Sales, and Information Technology. Average income is an amazing 254,460 Ducat 🥇s, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,390,800 per year while the poor average 23,800, a ratio of 58.4 to 1.

Heart attacks are regarded as a coming of age ritual, homeowners are evicted to make way for new runways, smog in Emporium Centralis 🏦 is so bad that fresh air bottles are sold by street vendors, and Merx Liberan-made cars tend to catch fire in people's driveways. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force. Merx Libera's national animal is the Bullfrog 🐸, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Merx Libera is ranked 12,454^th in the world and 23^rd in Capitalist Paradise for Most Corrupt Governments, with 136.32 kickbacks per hour.