The Grand Nation of Meridis is a gargantuan, cultured nation, remarkable for its complete lack of prisons, anti-smoking policies, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, cynical population of 11.256 billion Meridisians are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The large, corrupt, socially-minded government prioritizes Education, although Environment, Healthcare, and Administration are also considered important, while Spirituality receives no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kalheim. The average income tax rate is 83.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Meridisian economy, worth a remarkable 1,568 trillion Septims a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched, quite specialized black market in Book Publishing, Information Technology, Tourism, and Basket Weaving. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 139,371 Septims, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Leader's told that love often manifests itself through homicidal four-lettered litanies, the government officially wants you to slow down and speak more clearly, Brancalandian Brie isn't available anywhere in Meridis, and mountain rescue missions can end with more people lost than found. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Meridis's national animal is the Snow leopard, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Meridis is ranked 8,845^th in the world and 13^th in Confederation of Corrupt Dictators for Highest Food Quality, scoring 169.17 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.