The European Empire was, all things said and done, an amazing place to live.
Yes it is the villain of this super long winded story I am telling right now. And yes it is run by arrogant royalty free to do any evil thing they desire under the sun, but then again, which country can boast a leadership that is clean? AND yes their dastardly engineers concocted the supremely evil mecha virus. They deserve to burn in eternity in the lowest part of hell for that.
But despite all of its glaring weaknesses, it is still the most advanced country on the planet. The USAA is officially THE most advanced country on the planet, of course. But with so many events that have happened recently, let us not lie to ourselves by saying that the USAA is still on top of that list.