The Twenty Four Free lands of Meropis is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by The Leader with an even hand, and notable for its deadly medical pandemics, compulsory vegetarianism, and free-roaming dinosaurs. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless population of 24.564 billion Meropisians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The relatively small, corrupt government is primarily concerned with Industry, with Education, Defense, and Healthcare also on the agenda, while Spirituality and International Aid are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Big Place. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Meropisian economy, worth an astonishing 12,852 trillion Pompas a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is a breathtaking 523,213 Pompas, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,658,907 per year while the poor average 125,814, a ratio of 13.2 to 1.

Legislators work 24/7 due to an influx of single-issue bills, the best defense is a good fence, the nation grinds to a halt for afternoon tea, and grinding bureaucracy has the international wheels of justice turning slowly. Crime, especially youth-related, is so common that it is unusual to encounter someone following the law, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Meropis's national animal is the Bombus Terrestris, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is The Truth.

Meropis is ranked 1,123^rd in the world and 29^th in Europe for Highest Food Quality, scoring 344.65 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.