Bretton
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| Motto: We Kill For Peace | |
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| Capital | Brettonia |
| Official Language(s) | English, German, Russian |
| Leader | "Fearless Leader"; Chancellor Gerhard Donner |
| Population | 5,623,000,000 |
| Currency | Jion |
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Bretton is a cold, ancient nation, born through strife and fire. Its pale, stone-faced people might see the sun for two months out of the calendar year, but even still, they remain productive and pleasant to foreigners.
Government
As a Fortress State, the government and military are nearly indistinguishable. While not quite homogenous yet, it is safe to assume that anyone in a governmental position is or was in the armed forces at some point. This section will refer to the civilian-equivalent aspects of the government, as well as those not directly considered to be armed forces.
Head of State
Since the Glorious Revolution 167 years ago, the name of the army officer most often credited with being the lynchpin in the operation has been lost to history. To the modern Brettonian, he is simply referred to as "Fearless Leader." In earlier years, Fearless Leader had turned out to observe the yearly anniversary of the Glorious Revolution, which in Brettonian tradition, involved a massive parade of military hardware of all shapes and sizes through Brettonia's main thoroughfare. As the years went on, Fearless Leader continued to issue public edicts and made appearances, but they became progressively fewer in number. Fearless Leader has not made an appearance in many decades, and some speculate he may well no longer be among the living.
Enter the Chancellor. Originally no more than a speaker for Fearless Leader, as he began disappearing into the veil of secrecy, the Chancellor continued to become a more powerful position. In addition to being the governmental leader, the Chancellor is also the commander-in-chief of the armed forces. In the past, such dual-purpose leaderships have produced less-than-spectacular results. In the case of the Brettonian Chancellor, this has not yet come to pass, mostly on account of the fact that the Chancellor himself is a General first and a politician second. A new Chancellor is picked via a military council, based on both his service in the forces and his political skill.
The current occupant of the position, Chancellor Gerhard Donner, has ruled "as if the voice of Fearless Leader himself" and enjoys a staunch backing of the military. The population has always viewed their leaders with at least a modicum of skepticism, but nationalism remains a front-burner issue for most Brettonian citizens.
Ministry of Information
Whenever something occurs that the public and international community must know of, the Ministry of Information puts out the brightly colored posters and public news releases. Effectively,the Ministry of Information acts as the entire nation's combined Public Relations office. It is responsible for everything from recruitment posters for the armed forces to the latest batch of propaganda sent to other world leaders about this crisis and that event. The Ministry of Information is widely criticized by most other branches of government as a bunch of pompous windbags and media moguls.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
A more refined branch that the Ministry of Information, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs deals with other national governments on a man-to-man, level-headed basis, and is mostly free of the blind nationalism of the Ministry of Information.
