The State of Brycgstou is a titanic, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its irreverence towards religion, restrictive gun laws, and stringent health and safety legislation. The cynical population of 22.826 billion Brycgstouans are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Westminster. The average income tax rate is 27.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant Brycgstouan economy, worth 81.1 trillion betales a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Pizza Delivery, and Tourism. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 3,551 betales, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, religious organizations are being forced to leave the country or pay income taxes like everybody else, school uniforms are compulsory, and Brycgstou has designated Westminster as its capital city. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Brycgstou's national animal is the deer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Brycgstou is ranked 181,442^nd in the world and 1^st in Bristol for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 328.07 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.