Questions about War level loot

Hey I'm reading the war documentation and for war level 4 if I win the war it says I get 3.2T in cash. My question is do I have to take over the country when I get the warscore to 0 or can I hit the " Just end war " button instead of taking over the country in order to get my 3.2T in cash?

Thanks guys!

I believe you must take the country. Really, you should anyway. Any corporation you destroy releases its cash to the country the following month. Any raid should have the goal of targeting a c3 with the most state corps possible and destroying them all. If you take the country and wait one month this usually adds $600 to $800 Billion to your take.

Ok thanks, is there anyway of abandoning a country? Just wondering because I have nine countries already in my empire and the country and empire documentation states that if your empire has over 15 countries the cost of government will become unsustainable with every added country so at what point does taking a country become counter productive?

You can delete a country by going to accounts and membership and clicking on countries and enterprises. There is a spot for cancel a country there.