The Union of New Merakh is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Mor Surya with a fair hand, and renowned for its state-planned economy, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 3.559 billion Merakhis are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kesat. The average income tax rate is 95.2%.

The powerhouse Merakhi economy, worth 414 trillion yins 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 impressive 116,435 yins, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The 'Museum Of Stuff We Stole' is a tourist favourite, a formerly quiet little town is now booming as both a cult centre and a tourist attraction, things are looking up for patients accidentally prescribed erectile dysfunction medication, and jabbing a baby's bottle at officials gets parents waved straight through immigration. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. New Merakh's national animal is the goat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

New Merakh is ranked 1,636^th in the world and 4^th in Tiandi for Least Corrupt Governments, with 96.53 Percentage Of Bribes Refused.