The Republic of Mercedini is a titanic, cultured nation, ruled by Dimitry Larmée with a fair hand, and renowned for its frequent executions, ubiquitous missile silos, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 21.996 billion Mercedinians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The large, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Zoloroni. The average income tax rate is 80.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Mercedinian economy, worth a remarkable 3,059 trillion Mercedes a year, is quite specialized and mostly made up of the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 139,090 Mercedes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Most ambassadors from Mercedini retire only a few years after being appointed, the news is showing footage of Dimitry Larmée bullying an old man to the point of tears, convicted criminals are given free limo rides to jail, and scientific journals publish third-graders' school essays. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Mercedini's national animal is the Pug, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Mercedini is ranked 305,035^th in the world and 20^th in Novapax for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 23.71 on the Kitten Softness Rating.