The Great Kingdom of Merulla is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by King Arthur VII with an even hand, and renowned for its ubiquitous missile silos, keen interest in outer space, and sprawling nuclear power plants. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 9.45 billion Merulleans enjoy some of the most opulent lifestyles in the region, unless they are unemployed or working-class, in which case they are variously starving to death or crippled by easily preventable diseases.

The relatively small, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Royal District of Poseidonia. The average income tax rate is 39.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Merullean economy, worth a remarkable 1,874 trillion Tridents a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Retail. Average income is an impressive 198,310 Tridents, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

This summer's chart-toppers sound almost the same as last year's, babies are a small but significant export, the dessert 'Death by Chocolate' isn't the most lethal dish on the menu, and the new "Bloodbath" orange tree autonomously seeks and destroys independent orchards. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Merulla's national animal is the horse, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Christianity.

Merulla is ranked 263,249^th in the world and 25^th in Allied Nations Treaty Organization for Most Authoritarian, with 287.74 milliStalins.