Mercali
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| Flag of Mercali | |
| Motto: With the Reason and the Force | |
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| Region | Socialism |
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| Capital | Borodino |
| Official Language(s) | Spanish |
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| Population | 9.000.000 |
| Currency | Peso |
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The Democratic Republic of Mercali is a small, safe nation, renowned for its devotion to social welfare. Its hard-nosed population of 9 million enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.
The government -- a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, liberal, socially-minded morass -- devotes most of its attentions to Social Welfare, with areas such as Law & Order and Religion & Spirituality receiving almost no funds by comparison. The average income tax rate is 45%, but much higher for the wealthy. Private enterprise is illegal, but for those in the know there is a slick and highly efficient black market in Basket Weaving.
Surveillance cameras are banned, gambling is outlawed, Animal Liberationists are regularly jailed, and political parties are banned from advertising and receiving private donations. Crime is totally unknown. Mercali's national animal is the bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the peso.
