The Nuovo Impero Romano also known as the NIR (New Roman Empire) is a military dictatorship based in Italy. NIR also currently is in control of: Austria, Cyprus,Tunisia, Malta, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Libya, and Algeria. The NIR has often been condemned by the UN and other countries for its censorship of the media and aggressive attitudes towards other countries. the NIR's leader: Generalissimo Giotto Di Guiseppe (age 74) is a veteran of WWII, having served in Russia, North Africa and Italy has a full grasp of military strategy and has pushed the NIR into a state were the entire country is a war machine. Government spending towards the military has exceeded one third of the nation's GDP.