The United Socialist States of Bretova is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Kras Mazov with an even hand, and notable for its rum-swilling pirates, museums and concert halls, and digital currency. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.301 billion Bretovans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Graad. The average income tax rate is 90.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Bretovan economy, worth 129 trillion Polcs a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Trout Farming, and Tourism. Average income is 99,810 Polcs, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The nation locks people up and tells them they're mad for compassion's sake, citizens are frequently searched for illegal weapons, recent protests against birds flying too low have resulted in bloodshed, and getting an autograph has become harder than ever. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bretova's national animal is the Otter, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Bretova is ranked 197,468^th in the world and 275^th in The Leftist Assembly for Largest Populations, with 1.30 billion capita.