Population | 14.781 billion |
Capital | East Bury |
Leader | King Stuf |
Faith | pagan |
Currency | pound |
Animal | lion |
The Kingdom of Merstone is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by King Stuf with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, restrictive gun laws, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 14.781 billion Merstoners are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.
The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of East Bury. The average income tax rate is 95.6%.
The frighteningly efficient Merstonean economy, worth a remarkable 2,234 trillion pounds a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 151,145 pounds, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
The question "please would you...?" is usually laden with passive aggression, no one believes anything until it has been strenuously tested and peer-reviewed, foreign governments are threatened if they so much as mention the word "election", and belief that King Stuf is a lizard-person from outer space has reached an all-time high. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Merstone's national animal is the lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is pagan.
Merstone is ranked 67,595th in the world and 14th in Wihtwara for Most Stationary, with 701.1056971254 days.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Merstone lodged a message on the Wihtwara Regional Message Board.
- : Following new legislation in Merstone, belief that King Stuf is a lizard-person from outer space has reached an all-time high.
- : Following new legislation in Merstone, foreign governments are threatened if they so much as mention the word "election".
- : Following new legislation in Merstone, no one believes anything until it has been strenuously tested and peer-reviewed.
- : Following new legislation in Merstone, the question "please would you...?" is usually laden with passive aggression.
- : Following new legislation in Merstone, the horniness of the great-horned lion is considered a national priority.
- : Merstone was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Scientifically Advanced.
- : Following new legislation in Merstone, urban graffiti is hand-calligraphed in perfectly kerned elegant fonts.
- : Following new legislation in Merstone, the nation's democracy attracts huddled masses yearning to breathe free.
- : Following new legislation in Merstone, convicted murderers are free to walk the streets provided they attend rehabilitation classes.