The Social Democratic Union of Merriwhether is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Chancellor Maru Satsaen'yak with an even hand, and remarkable for its national health service, soft-spoken computers, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 32.914 billion Merriwhethrans enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, socially-minded government prioritizes Education, with Healthcare, Environment, and Industry also on the agenda, while Spirituality is ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Turesiman't. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Merriwhetherian economy, worth an astonishing 10,778 trillion Lashytsas a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing and Tourism. Average income is an amazing 327,462 Lashytsas, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Patch v22.1705 - all developers are now paid for work, nine-year-olds are discovering that they can grow gardens in real life too, citizens are permitted to carry concealed handguns, and nations that kill a Merriwhethran can expect a strongly worded letter. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Merriwhether's national animal is the Dove, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Merriwhether is ranked 52,757^th in the world and 1^st in The Imperial Guard for Most Extensive Civil Rights, with 76.22 Martin Luther King, Jr. Units.