The United Zones of Az Merchaz is a huge, cultured nation, renowned for its free-roaming dinosaurs, digital currency, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, devout population of 734 million Az Merchazians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ville de Merchaz. The average income tax rate is 75.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Az Merchazian economy, worth 53.7 trillion Merchaz Dollars a year, is quite specialized and led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Uranium Mining, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 73,115 Merchaz Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

High school bands practice by moonlight, people often get liposuction to reduce their air fares, the face of Leader is a permanent feature of the Ville de Merchaz skyline, and drug distribution is tightly controlled by the government. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Az Merchaz's national animal is the Merchazian Falcon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Az Merchaz is ranked 37,474^th in the world and 189^th in Europeia for Lowest Crime Rates, with 78.94 law-abiding acts per hour.