The Republic of MerloN I is a colossal, efficient nation, remarkable for its restrictive gun laws. The hard-working population of 3.482 billion MerloN Iians are free to succeed or fail in life on their own merits; the successful tend to enjoy an opulent (but moralistic) lifestyle, while the failures can be seen crowding out most jails.

The relatively small, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Welfare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 13.4%.

The very strong MerloN Iian economy, worth 192 trillion dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Cheese Exports industry, with major contributions from Soda Sales, Arms Manufacturing, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 55,293 dollars, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 164,406 per year while the poor average 14,579, a ratio of 11.3 to 1.

Crime is moderate, possibly because it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many regulations. MerloN I's national animal is the sheep.

MerloN I is ranked 112,837^th in the world and 2^nd in Tropica for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 1,400.06 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.