The Rolling Thunder of Merkava MBT is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its state-planned economy, hatred of cheese, and stringent health and safety legislation. The devout population of 8.744 billion Merkava MBTians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Spirituality. The average income tax rate is 66.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but sluggish Merkava MBTian economy, worth 212 trillion Shekels a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is dominated by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Basket Weaving, and Information Technology. Average income is 24,319 Shekels, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Arbitration is mightier than the sword, Merkava MBT is increasingly belligerent on the international stage, jabbing a baby's bottle at officials gets parents waved straight through immigration, and signs at the border tell international drivers where they can put their cars. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Merkava MBT's national animal is the Gazelle, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Merkava MBT is ranked 72,271^st in the world and 19^th in Resuscitation for Most Patriotic, with 19.39 flags saluted per person per day.