The Most Serene Republic of Meridian Sea is a massive, safe nation, notable for its state-planned economy, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The democratic population of 1.801 billion Meridian Seans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 36.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish Meridian Sean economy, worth 43.1 trillion Crowns a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient black market in Cheese Exports, Information Technology, Furniture Restoration, and Tourism. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 23,921 Crowns, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

All major public areas are watched by police surveillance cameras, it is illegal to make racist remarks in public, the government awards prizes to television shows featuring stereotype-breaking minority roles, and the "war on terror" doesn't seem to be making Meridian Seans any less frightened. Crime is totally unknown. Meridian Sea's national animal is the Turtle.

Meridian Sea is ranked 75,729^th in the world and 98^th in Karma for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring 393.25 on the Clooney Contribution Index.