Merritt



Merritt is the largest country by population in the western hemisphere, occupying most of the northern third of the Western Continent except for a strip on the continent's northern coast which is the nation of Laknya.

Merritt's citizens and inhabitants are called Merritians.

Until 1072 it was the world's largest economy, although it was recently overtaken by Honba. However, it is still by far the most powerful country in the world in terms of both soft and hard power.

Geography

Merritt has 27 regions, the most populous of which are the Commonwealth of Goldenrod on the west coast and Empirano on the northeast coast; both of these regions have approximately 19 million people. The country as a whole has 203 million people, about 5 percent of the world's ~4 billion people.

The western side of Merritt is mostly mountains, pine forests and scrublands while the eastern side is a mosaic of forest, wetlands, hills and farmland. The central-eastern part of the country is pockmarked by many lakes, several of which are quite large.

Sunset City is the largest city in Merritt with 9 million people, and is located on the central coast of Goldenrod on an isthmus between a large lagoon and the Greatest Ocean. The second largest city, with six million people, is Appelton on the short coastline of Empirano. Sunset City is mostly suburban but has a fairly large urban core with skyscapers; Appelton is considerably more dense and has more tall buildings despite being a smaller city.