The Land Down Under of Merlovich is a titanic, safe nation, remarkable for its otherworldly petting zoo, smutty television, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate population of 16.547 billion Merlovichans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hirane. The average income tax rate is 92.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Merlovichan economy, worth a remarkable 2,596 trillion Dollars a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 156,912 Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government is deliberately installing bloatware onto computers, large sections of Merlovich have been named national reserves to protect the native tribes living there, the demands of climate protestors are measured in spray-paint can sales, and the nation locks people up and tells them they're mad for compassion's sake. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Merlovich's national animal is the Wallaby, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Merlovich is ranked 7,230^th in the world and 173^rd in The East Pacific for Longest Average Lifespans, with 92.11 years.