| Population | 35.763 billion |
| Capital | Smugglers and Mercs City |
| Leader | apemax |
| Faith | a major religion |
| Currency | pound |
| Animal | dragon |
The Alliance of Smugglers and Mercs is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by apemax with an even hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, smutty television, and rampant corporate plagiarism. The compassionate, cheerful population of 35.763 billion Smugglers and Mercsians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.
The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Smugglers and Mercs City. The average income tax rate is 99.5%.
The frighteningly efficient Smugglers and Mercsian economy, worth a remarkable 7,074 trillion pounds a year, is extremely specialized and mostly made up of the Information Technology industry. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 197,803 pounds, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
Things are looking up for patients accidentally prescribed erectile dysfunction medication, more than one company makes the board game Monopoly, school nurse's offices feature full-service operating suites, and extreme political groups are outlawed. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Smugglers and Mercs's national animal is the dragon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is a major religion.
Smugglers and Mercs is ranked 294,438th in the world and 859th in 10000 Islands for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -68.98 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Following new legislation in Smugglers and Mercs, extreme political groups are outlawed.
- : Smugglers and Mercs was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Beautiful Environments, Most Inclusive, Most Scientifically Advanced, Most Advanced Public Education, and Most Developed.
- : Following new legislation in Smugglers and Mercs, school nurse's offices feature full-service operating suites.
- : Following new legislation in Smugglers and Mercs, more than one company makes the board game Monopoly.
- : Smugglers and Mercs was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Highest Poor Incomes.
- : Following new legislation in Smugglers and Mercs, things are looking up for patients accidentally prescribed erectile dysfunction medication.
- : Following new legislation in Smugglers and Mercs, students abandon classrooms for online education.
- : Following new legislation in Smugglers and Mercs, drug deals return to the streets as legions of undercover officers stalk the dark web.
- : Following new legislation in Smugglers and Mercs, weather forecasts are accurate but nobody has the bandwidth to view them.
- : Following new legislation in Smugglers and Mercs, an internet search for the word "bland" produces pictures of apemax.
