Location: Europe

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Commonwealth of The French Republic is a huge, safe nation, remarkable for its irreverence towards religion. Its compassionate population of 922 million have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it concentrates mainly on Law & Order, although Social Equality and Education are on the agenda. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Paris. The average income tax rate is 45%, but much higher for the wealthy. A substantial private sector is led by the Soda Sales industry, followed by Door-to-door Insurance Sales and Tourism.

X-Files ratings have hit an all-time low, drunk drivers are sent to rehabilitation paid for by the government, the nation is reliant on the principle of mutually assured destruction to maintain its security, and the The French Republic Mental Asylum Party have recently won seats in parliament. Crime is well under control, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The French Republic's national animal is the White Eagle, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Euro.

The French Republic is ranked 244th in Europe and 73,071st in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -15 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and