The Armed Fortress State of Bretton is a behemoth, efficient nation, ruled by Chancellor Donner with an iron fist, and remarkable for its infamous sell-swords, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 51.369 billion Brettonians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The tiny, corrupt, well-organized government is dominated by the Department of Defense, although Law & Order and Industry are also considered important, while Environment and Social Policy aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Brettonia. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Brettonian economy, worth an astonishing 27,947 trillion jions a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Retail. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is a breathtaking 544,060 jions, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 2,399,844 per year while the poor average 77,293, a ratio of 31.0 to 1.

Preschoolers outnumber veteran politicians in government, pilgrims from across the world come to Bretton to worship a glowing tree with a face carved on it, Brettonians incessantly needle their doctors for relief, and preschoolers practice disarming active shooters before naptime. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Bretton's national animal is the golden eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is atheism.

Bretton is ranked 332,148^th in the world and 6^th in Haven for Nicest Citizens, with 0.08 average smiles per day.