Talk:Wastelands: A Future Map Game/@comment-32023146-20181012164028

Switzerland


 * Rough Border: All of former Switzerland (though the central government's influnce wanes towards the edges)
 * Population: 6 million. Population decreased from pre-War period due to war related deaths as well as bands of survivors leaving the country to explore Europe.
 * Military: Swiss Armed Forces - 120,000 in various pre-War branches.
 * Currently ruled by a council of 5 Consuls accountable to Parliament. Democracy is temporarily suspended in favour of technocracy.
 * Much pre-War technology has been retained as well as much of the pre-War government, military, citizenry, and knowledge as Switzerland has been essentially preparing for this for decades pre-War. See link: https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2017/12/switzerland-prepared-civilizational-collapse.html
 * Central government influence fades out at the borders with local authorities (some pre-War and some post-War established) doing most of the law enforcement. Devolution of government responsibility is prevalent with central government acting largely as a guiding hand or Director.
 * Trade is conducted at borders with foreigners not allowed in. Economy is largely internalised though agriculture and light manufacturing are the largest industries and main exports to petty governments and traders outside.
 * Borders are militarised and Switzerland is very much a protected haven.
 * Technology is relatively similar to pre-War levels with notable deficiencies in major fields such as space, globalised ICT, expensive next-Gen military craft, satellite technology.
 * The Institute for Reclamation of Technology is established and regularly sends out scouting parties and interacts with other survivors and petty governments to acquire technology.
 * Swiss culture greatly values technology with STEM being by far the largest fields in the country's education system.

Will this pass for a country. I feel like I've been reasonable.