The People's Republic of The United Meraldian Councils is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by General Secretary and Chairman Anarchine with a fair hand, and notable for its rampant corporate plagiarism, keen interest in outer space, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 4.687 billion Meralds are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Achachapolis. The average income tax rate is 99.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Meraldian economy, worth a remarkable 1,089 trillion Emeralds a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Tourism. Average income is an amazing 232,410 Emeralds, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Signatures have been replaced with illegible scribbles, trails to natural wonders are littered with trash from reality film crews, TUMC-SPAN viewership drops as MPs act their age, and people reciting Shakespeare have become a common sight. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The United Meraldian Councils's national animal is the Double-headed vulture, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

The United Meraldian Councils is ranked 1,481^st in the world and 35^th in The East Pacific for Safest, scoring 154.39 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.