The Alliance of Smugglers and Mercs is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by apemax with an even hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, rampant corporate plagiarism, and multi-spousal wedding ceremonies. The compassionate, cheerful population of 37.027 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 Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Smugglers and Mercs City. The average income tax rate is 99.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Smugglers and Mercsian economy, worth a remarkable 7,443 trillion pounds a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is extremely specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism. Average income is an amazing 201,032 pounds, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government frequently panders to parents with boutique tax credits, young girls aren't having a ball but they are enjoying themselves, emojis are the soul of wit, and young people suspect their parents might be a little bit stupid. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded 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 314,283^rd in the world and 725^th in 10000 Islands for Most Primitive, scoring -800.56 on the Scary Big Number Scale.