The United Zones of Az Merchaz is a huge, cultured nation, ruled by Robert F Kennedy Jr with an even hand, and renowned for its public floggings, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, devout population of 854 million Az Merchazians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ville de Merchaz. The average income tax rate is 76.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Az Merchazian economy, worth 63.0 trillion Merchaz Dollars a year, is quite specialized and led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 73,773 Merchaz Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

The government has ordered a moratorium on referenda, kids are gathering at the local soda shop to celebrate staying out past sundown, dozens of additional foreign policy specialists have been sent to the country's WA Mission, and glancing at the car radio display while driving is treated as attempted homicide. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Az Merchaz's national animal is the Merchazian Falcon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Az Merchaz is ranked 212,579^th in the world and 441^st in Europeia for Largest Populations, with 854 million capita.