Britain

• Population: 60,943,912
• Capital: London
• Area: 244,820 sq km
• Major languages: English
• Major religions: Christianity
• Life expectancy: 76 years (men), 81 years (women) (UN)
• Monetary unit: British pound

Britain was once the stone in Caeser’s toga that ruined the most indulgent Roman orgy. The English were defeated easily enough but the Welsh and Scots took to going into battle naked, covered in blue dye and perhaps even tripping on wild mushrooms. What legionary wouldn’t tremble before such savagery?

Thigns changed though and ultimately Britain became the most powerful country in the world through the power of sheer presumption. They marched into countries with tiny armies and announced that tea time was at 4 o’clock and a little less of your lip, good man. Soon most of the globe was under their sway.

If Britain is not so ‘Great’ as it once was, it’s still capable of pissing other countries off with its die-hard imperialism – talk to the Argentinians or the Irish about it.

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