The Holy Empire of Nea Merkourioupolis is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by Autokrator Nikephoros Chrysostomos with an iron fist, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, pith helmet sales, and frequent executions. The hard-working, cynical, devout population of 1.097 billion Nea Merkourioupolisians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Spirituality, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of He Chryse Polis tou Hagiou Merkouriou. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 26.0%.

The Nea Merkourioupolisian economy, worth 63.2 trillion Saint Mecuriuses a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Woodchip Exports, and Furniture Restoration. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 57,623 Saint Mecuriuses, with the richest citizens earning 5.6 times as much as the poorest.

The nation's secret service is so secret that nobody knows if it has one, aggravated apostrophe abusers are admonished and assaulted, mantis shrimp studies is academia's fastest-growing field, and He Chryse Polis Tou Hagiou Merkouriou River is now popularly called "Dead Fish Run". Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Nea Merkourioupolis's national animal is the Phoenix, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Nea Merkourioupolis is ranked 214,898^th in the world and 15^th in Raxulan Empire for Most Cultured, scoring 64 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.