Location: the South Pacific

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Dictatorship of Brittany the Great is a huge, safe nation, ruled by Sheldon Cooper with an even hand, and renowned for its national health service. Its compassionate population of 892 million 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 Law & Order, Education, and Healthcare. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Alderaan. The average income tax rate is 74%. A robust private sector is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, followed by Automobile Manufacturing and Beef-Based Agriculture.

The government has begun breaking all large businesses into thousands of mom-and-pop general stores, Members of Parliament are often found living in cardboard boxes, citizens are expected to be proficient in at least five languages, and organ donation is compulsory. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Brittany the Great's national animal is the Otter, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the dollar.

Brittany the Great is ranked 1,496th in the South Pacific and 35,679th in the world for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 2 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and