Have finished only one gc and started abt a thousand, don't care much about playing as the "big boys" though. Finished the game back in 1.01 as Ecuador, managed to get abt 40 million people and a killer economy but then again that was 1.01 and the immigration was quite wacky. I get my kicks playing as the underdogs of the "civilized" world, usually a game ends once I realize I've bitten off more than I can chew. Despite of constant failure, still love the game. 