2 iTunes accounts - 2 Countries

I use 2 iTunes accounts from 2 different countries. In my account#1 I have many apps, and in account#2 I have only a few apps that I cannot download from country#1...
I have 2 iDevices and a Windows PC.
Now, I think that my best setup here is to use both of my iDevices with account#1 as this is my most used account, but within iTunes on my PC Im still forced to use both acounts becouse of apps updates and becouse of occasional app downloads from acoount#2. So the setup is: iDevices-account#1, and PC-switching-accounts#1&#2.
OK, that was the background...
How will the sync happen in the following scenarios? Where will the app appear?
1.-Download an app from account#1 in my PC
2.-Download an app from account#2 in my PC
3.-Download an app from any of my iDevices
How will the sync happen in the following scenarios? Where will the update take effect?
1.-Update an app from account#1 in my PC
2.-Update an app from account#2 in my PC
3.-Update an app from any iDevice
Is there any way to merge my two iTunes ID's under a third email used for iCloud-syncing purposes only?
Thanks in advance!
Juan Ugarte

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