The United Socialist States of Bretova is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Kras Mazov with an even hand, and remarkable for its rum-swilling pirates, smutty television, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.234 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 Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Graad. The average income tax rate is 89.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Bretovan economy, worth 122 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 99,273 Polcs, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Children who can't memorize their multiplication tables are sent to the mines, the government has officially clarified that "wee on your hands to save time" does not count as proper hygiene, the nation is currently revamping its entire education system, and many parents are becoming frustrated with their children's choices in spouses. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very 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 248,976^th in the world and 202^nd in The Leftist Assembly for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -7.48 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.