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“When in War, Don't Do as the Romans Do.”

The Commonwealth of Bretonnian Europa is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its devotion to social welfare. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 8.724 billion have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Social Welfare, Defence, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 100%. The private sector is almost wholly made up of enterprising fourteen-year-old boys selling lemonade on the sidewalk, although the government is looking at stamping this out.

Military spending is on the increase, those found guilty of illicit affairs are jailed, travellers are often forcibly evicted by torch-bearing mobs, and the country has been 'going shopping' by annexing nearby nations for their resources. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bretonnian Europa's national animal is the Tiger, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Bretonnian Pound.

Bretonnian Europa is ranked 4th in the region and 52,592nd in the world for Largest Basket Weaving Sector.