The Commonwealth of Mercatori is a mid-sized, orderly nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, complete absence of social welfare, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 91 million Mercatorians enjoy some of the most opulent lifestyles in the region, unless they are unemployed or working-class, in which case they are variously starving to death or crippled by easily preventable diseases.

The minute, pro-business government, or what there is of one, is primarily concerned with Defense, although Education, Industry, and Law & Order are also considered important, while International Aid and Welfare aren't funded at all. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.8%.

The thriving Mercatorian economy, worth 7.22 trillion Dollars a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Gambling, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 79,382 Dollars, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 341,741 per year while the poor average 11,769, a ratio of 29.0 to 1.

Blue sky thinkers are reminded that the firmament is actually more of a grey-ish colour, scientists recently cloned the long-extinct feather-bellied Радиоактивный Лысый Байкерский Енот, the country is preparing for war, and a dictator has seized power and outlawed elections. Crime is a major problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Mercatori's national animal is the Радиоактивный Лысый Байкерский Енот, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Mercatori is ranked 72,172^nd in the world and 13^th in Democratic Socialist Assembly for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 15,102.67 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.