The United Democratic States of Meritopia is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Steward of the Commons with an even hand, and renowned for its national health service, daily referendums, and ubiquitous missile silos. The compassionate, devout population of 3.172 billion Meritopians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government prioritizes Education, although Environment, Administration, and Industry are also considered important. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of District of Meritopia. The average income tax rate is 85.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Meritopian economy, worth 302 trillion Bucks 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 mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Cheese Exports, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 95,370 Bucks, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Every citizen is allowed exactly fifteen minutes of fame, thousands of citizens have been evicted from their homes so as 'not to cause a fuss' on the international scene, senior professors are allowed to skip the wait at soup kitchens, and only adults may purchase violent video games. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Meritopia's national animal is the Liberty Hawk, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Meritopia is ranked 172,511^th in the world and 77^th in Democratic Socialist Assembly for Largest Populations, with 3.17 billion capita.