The Federal Republic of Merediland is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Alsen Hsalvetera with a fair hand, and renowned for its national health service, keen interest in outer space, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 7.637 billion Meredis hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The large, corrupt, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Antravakkt. The average income tax rate is 77.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Meredis economy, worth 947 trillion ragnølls a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 124,053 ragnølls, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The freedom to be free is always just out of reach, academics have a bone to pick with free market entrepreneurs, volunteers are signing up to take arms against an incursion of flesh-eating zombies (Merediland has found 1 easter egg), and rare steaks seem even bluer now. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Merediland's national animal is the pharrin, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Merediland is ranked 10,203^rd in the world and 541^st in Balder for Highest Food Quality, scoring 159.61 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.