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Meriad (,, Meriadni: ), officially the Kingdom of Meriad, is a   whose territory is composed of the northern shore of the Nordellic Peninsula of Escar in the region of Ordis. Meriad has a total land area of 392607 km2 and a population of 11.971 million (2014). Meriad shares an extensive land border with Belhalia to the south, and shares a with Kolintha to the west. The country administers a single autonomous overseas territory in the Tartaric Ocean, Saint Claire Island. Meriad has an extensive coastline, facing the Nordeaic Sea and the North Neptic Ocean.

Queen Crica is the current monarch, having ascended to the throne following the abdication of her father, King Sketli. The next in the line of succession is Crown Prince Martin Sommerfeldt. Jans Nordvich became Prime Minister in 2012, replacing former eight-year Prime Minister Franzan Istlaskotr. A, Meriad divides state power between the Hall of Jarls, the reigning monarch, and the Court of Justice in a system defined by the 1763 constitution and revised by the Constitutional Convention of 1821. The Hall of Jarls is a, with representatives elected via a system of  according to region. The Hall of Jarls nominates a candidate for the office of Prime Minister, usually the leader of the majority party or governing coalition, who the monarch then appoints.

Meriad has both administrative and political subdivisions on two levels: regions (rymder) and counties (kommuner). The Innefødt and Statchund peoples are accorded a certain amount of influence and self-determination over traditional territories through fixed representation in the Hall of Jarls and the Störkinfjyk Act. Meriad is a founding member of the Nordic Congress and the Ordic League, which it hosts in the capital city of Járnfjördur, and the country maintains close economic ties with Kolintha, Gran Altiplano, and Nerotysia. Meriad is a signatory to the Fyrtárn Accords, and is the smallest in the world by population.

Meriad has historical roots tracing back to colonization during the viking age, and traditionally holds to comparative neutrality and multilateral diplomacy with regards to world conflicts. The development of the government according to the Constitution of 1763 made the country the first functioning   in the world. Meriad currently has the highest and nominal GDP per capita in the world, and third-lowest  in the world.

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