The Empire of Merloo is a colossal, socially progressive nation, notable for its absence of drug laws. The hard-working population of 4.042 billion Merlooans enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The relatively small, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Welfare, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 11.1%.

The Merlooan economy, worth 182 trillion florins a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration, Pizza Delivery, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 45,247 florins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Genetic researchers have been expelled, tourists from around the world come to visit the country's famous rainforests, Merlooan watches list strained wrists as a common side effect, and the police have nothing to do with the increasing number of 'disappeared'. Crime is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Merloo's national animal is the horse.

Merloo is ranked 187,230^th in the world and 9^th in The Raiders Commune for Most Cultured, scoring 64 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.