The Kingdom of Brettenwald is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by King Thomas IV Kállgard with an even hand, and remarkable for its frequent executions, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cynical, cheerful, devout population of 16.051 billion Brettain are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Arienholm. The average income tax rate is 75.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Brettain economy, worth a remarkable 2,079 trillion crowns a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Arms Manufacturing. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 129,548 crowns, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.5 times as much as the poorest.

The rich are often stinkingly so, voting is compulsory, suburban residents are told not to panic while hitchhikers swarm their neighborhoods, and graffiti is done with immaculate multi-layer shading. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Brettenwald's national animal is the raven, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is The Church of the Seven Gods.

Brettenwald is ranked 5,707^th in the world and 5^th in The Strategic and Economic Alliance for Longest Average Lifespans, with 92.62 years.