The Kingdom of The Meridian Islands is a very large, safe nation, renowned for its daily referendums, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 187 million Meridians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 10.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Meridian economy, worth 10.9 trillion Mermussies a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Basket Weaving industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Gambling, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 58,475 Mermussies, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

Almost every singles' party has a clergy and courtesans theme, the government has an "easy come, easy go" policy on youth crime, government officials stay up all night in flame wars with their constituents, and the 'three Rs' have become the 'four Rs' with the addition of Rightful Thought. Crime is almost non-existent. The Meridian Islands's national animal is the Mermaid.

The Meridian Islands is ranked 70,195^th in the world and 4^th in Alliance of Pkardia for Nudest, with 191.25 cheeks per square mile.