Commonwealth of Many Tribes

The Commonwealth of Many Tribes is one of the 27 regions of Merritt, located in The South. It was founded in the year 890.

It has a population of 467,000 people, nearly all (99.6%) of whom are Aboriginal Westerners. It covers 98,000 square miles, making it very sparsely populated at only about 4.7 people per square mile.

Nearly every tribe native to Merritt is present in the Commonwealth, as they were encouraged or forced to settle there over the Expansionist period.

It is mostly flat or rolling-hill farmland, prairie and ranchland and has a climate that is cool and dry in the winter and hot, wet and humid in the summer. Its eastern border is formed by the Twain River.

Gambling has been legal in the Commonwealth since the year 935. Non-Aboriginal Merritians need a permit and have to go through customs to enter the Commonwealth, but the region is a full-fledged part of Merritt and participates in national elections, and pays national taxes.

The Commonwealth has a high rate of poverty, with 30% living under the national poverty line, however it is also home to the highest proportion of billionaires in Merritt, several of whom are casino owners and the others own oil and natural gas claims.