Merritians

Merritians are the citizens and inhabitants of the Republic of Merritt, one of the world's superpowers and the most populous country in Western civilization.

There are currently 203 million people living in Merritt. 55% of Merritians have roots in the Classical Isles and are called "White", 16% have roots in the Southern Continent (the descendants of slaves, indentured servants, pirates and sharecroppers) and are called "Black", 14% have origins from the Eastern continent and are known as "Easterners", and 7% are "brown" and from the southern countries of the Western continent, mostly from Valparado. 3 percent is Aboriginal Westerners, mostly in the Gulf Reservation and the Commonwealth of Many Tribes in Southern Merritt.

Merritians are quite religious - about sixty percent follow Samism, eight percent follow non-Samite variants of The Faith, 7 percent follow True Harmony and 25 percent follow third faiths or are non-religious. Although many of Merritt's original politicians were not religious and the country is officially secular, The Faith and Samism in particular were a strong influence on the country's founding documents and principles. Young Merritians increasingly incorporate aspects of True Harmony into their Samism, and many are abandoning traditional religion for non-belief or belief in ghosts and other supernatural phenomenon.

Merritians have a strong belief in the equality of people and in free enterprise. They are the largest country in the world that is populated primarily by middle class and wealthy individuals. Sexual gender plays a stronger social role compared to psychological gender in Merritt compared to the Classical Isles and Eastern civilization.

The cultural influence of Merritt on the world has expanded in the past seven decades, especially in the past two since the end of The Struggle in 1058, as trade with the rest of the world has become more established.