The Alliance of Smugglers and Mercs is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by apemax with an even hand, and renowned for its free-roaming dinosaurs, rampant corporate plagiarism, and anti-smoking policies. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 27.92 billion Smugglers and Mercsians 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 juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Smugglers and Mercs City. The average income tax rate is 96.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Smugglers and Mercsian economy, worth a remarkable 4,150 trillion pounds a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is solely comprised of the Information Technology industry. Average income is an impressive 148,640 pounds, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Party-lovers often change religions just for the weekend, dog breeding has been banned in accordance with recent animal experimentation laws, the fire brigade often deal with cases of burnt toast, and commuters are denied boarding for attempting to bring packed lunches onto trains. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Smugglers and Mercs's national animal is the dragon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is a major religion.

Smugglers and Mercs is ranked 223,568^th in the world and 1,485^th in 10000 Islands for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring -16.43 on the Clooney Contribution Index.