The Nation of Mertagne is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by The Regent with an even hand, and remarkable for its rum-swilling pirates, absence of drug laws, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 13.921 billion Mertagnians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The medium-sized government prioritizes Education, although Healthcare, Administration, and Defense are also considered important, while Spirituality receives no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Dannin. The average income tax rate is 87.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Mertagnian economy, worth a remarkable 2,896 trillion Ducats a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an amazing 208,062 Ducats, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Every spring railroad foundations erode to reveal human remains, the nation is noticeably more cheerful on Tuesdays, discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation is illegal, and five-year-olds who refuse to line up on command get gold stars. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Mertagne's national animal is the Giant Elk, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Mertagne is ranked 288,892^nd in the world and 71^st in Anaia for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring -20.3 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.