The Kingdom of La Bastille Fortress is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its absence of drug laws, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 11.672 billion La Bastille Fortressians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Healthcare, and Education. The average income tax rate is 71.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but sluggish La Bastille Fortressian economy, worth 211 trillion Francs a year, is highly specialized and led by the Cheese Exports industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Woodchip Exports, and Pizza Delivery. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 18,091 Francs, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Voting is voluntary. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. La Bastille Fortress's national animal is the Gallic Rooster.

La Bastille Fortress is ranked 251,048^th in the world and 45^th in Hippy Haven for Highest Food Quality, scoring 7.55 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.