Germany

Despite being utterly bankrupt and infrastructurally destroyed twice in the last 100 years, now a vast European money pit. Responsible for some of the best roads in Ireland. Current crop of politicians largely achieving the continent-wide domination and dependence sought in different ways by their predecessors. A talent for innovation and manufacturing, and an unsavoury appetite for any sort of muck vaguely sausage shaped. Locals are famous - unfairly - for having no sense of humour. Beats England at everything except war, and even then closely run until the Americans get involved.