The Democratic States of The Merinos is a mammoth, efficient nation, renowned for its free-roaming dinosaurs, rampant corporate plagiarism, and compulsory gun ownership. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 8.839 billion Merinosians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Oceanus Clarus. The average income tax rate is 78.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Merinosian economy, worth 946 trillion Merinos notes a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 107,097 Merinos notes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.2 times as much as the poorest.

Any secret that gets off someone's chest is promptly replaced, the tax agency is feared more than serial killers and terrorists, residents are readily ratting out rats in restaurants, and no one born in The Merinos can fix a leaky faucet. Crime is totally unknown. The Merinos's national animal is the Alpine Chamois, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

The Merinos is ranked 47,451^st in the world and 6^th in Teremara for Highest Poor Incomes, with 57,367.45 Standard Monetary Units.