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“Si vis pacem, para bellum”

The Commonwealth of Vector_Brad is a huge, safe nation, ruled by The Leader with a fair hand, and remarkable for its national health service. Its compassionate, hard-working population of 916 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 Social Equality. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Vector City. The average income tax rate is 79%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Information Technology industry.

The latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, the people are famous throughout the region for their bleached-white teeth, organ donation is compulsory, and mobile phone masts are being erected all over the country. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Vector_Brad's national animal is the Dog, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Dollar.

Vector_Brad is ranked 2245th in the region and 47,401st in the world for Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector.