The Social Democratic Union of Merriwhether is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by Chancellor Maru Satsaen'yak with an even hand, and renowned for its complete lack of prisons, conspicuous electricity pylons, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 32.824 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 isn't funded at all. 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 10,743 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 327,296 Lashytsas, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Therapists can always squeeze in another house-call, advertisements for jobs in the sciences run in fashion magazines, voters are one of the nation's top imports, and the government subsidizes those who produce the worst results. 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 218^th in the world and 1^st in The Imperial Guard for Most Developed, scoring 99.87 on the Human Development Index.