The State of La Mer Douce is a gargantuan, efficient nation, remarkable for its complete lack of public education, complete absence of social welfare, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 26.592 billion La Mer Douceans live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, is solely concerned with Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Dominion Heights. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.1%.

The very strong La Mer Doucean economy, worth 873 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is quite specialized and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Trout Farming. Average income is 32,835 betales, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 223,239 per year while the poor average 1,764, a ratio of 126 to 1.

Voting is voluntary and La Mer Douce has designated Dominion Heights as its capital city. Crime is a major problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. La Mer Douce's national animal is the deer, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

La Mer Douce is ranked 105,536^th in the world and 1^st in Huron for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 2,157.84 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.