The Twenty Four Free lands of Meropis is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by The Leader with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, frequent executions, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless population of 24.587 billion Meropisians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The relatively small, corrupt, liberal government is primarily concerned with Industry, with Education, Defense, and Healthcare also on the agenda, while Spirituality and International Aid receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Big Place. The average income tax rate is 6.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Meropisian economy, worth an astonishing 13,114 trillion Pompas a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is a breathtaking 533,402 Pompas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Students consistently complain that the wi-fi ate their homework, elections have become procedural nightmares due to voters persistently rejecting candidates, Bombus Terrestris are frequently shot for looking at people 'in a funny way', and no-one can foil the ambitions of Big Aluminium. Crime, especially youth-related, is so common that it is unusual to encounter someone following the law, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Meropis's national animal is the Bombus Terrestris, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is The Truth.

Meropis is ranked 286,628^th in the world and 1,395^th in Europe for Safest, scoring 1.93 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.