France
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| General Rank | 6 
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| Demographics | |
| Language | French, English |
| Population | 18051
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| Capital | Paris |
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| Current President | Yann Grapin |
| Political Party | Courant Alternatif |
| Economics | |
| Currency | FRF |
| GDP (last 7 days) |  3307.43 Gold
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| Inflation | 45.61% |
| Minimum salary | 2.50 France
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| Average salary | 7.52 France
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| Unemployment rate | N/A |
| Monthly exports | 37.70 Gold |
| Monthly imports | N/A Gold |
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| Territories | 22 |
| Average Strength | 2.89 |
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| Last Update | 8 September 2009 |
France is a nation located in Western Europe.
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Geography
France is neighboured by the United Kingdom, Sweden, Germany, Italy, Canada, USA and Spain.
Regions of France
France currently has twenty-two regions, all of them are part of its original territory, after it gave back Sardinia to its ally Italy.
| Province | Region | City | Population | Hospital | Defence System |
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| Alsace | Strasbourg | 88 | 
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| Aquitaine | Bordeaux | 103 |
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| Auvergne | Clermont-Ferrand | 56 |
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| Brittany (Bretagne) | Rennes | 122 |
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| Burgundy (Bourgogne) | Dijon | 52 |
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| Loire Valley | Orleans | 91 |
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| Champagne-Ardenne | Chalons-en-Champagne | 44 | 
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| Corsica (Corse) | Ajaccio | 47 |
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| Franche-comte (Franche-Comté) | Besancon | 55 |
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| Languedoc-Roussillon | Montpellier | 73 |
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| Limousin | Limoges | 31 |
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| Lorraine | Metz | 98 |
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| Lower Normandy(Basse-Normandie) | Caen | 59 |
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| Midi-Pyrenees (Midi-Pyrénées) | Toulouse | 97 |
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| North-Calais (Nord-Pas-de-Calais) | Lille | 114 |
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| Île-de-France | Paris | 884 | 
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| Pays de la Loire | Nantes | 91 |
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| Picardy (Picardie) | Amiens | 57 | 
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| Poitou-Charentes | Poitiers | 35 |
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| Provence-Alpes-Azur (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) | Marseille | 187 |
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| Rhone-Alpes (Rhône-Alpes) | Lyon | 393 | 
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| Upper Normandy (Haute Normandie) | Rouen | 56 |
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Politics
France is a democratic republic ruled by the President of the French Republic. The President can create new ministers.
The Laws are voted on by the Congress.
The "Assemblée Constituante", which was composed of congressmen and former mayors (following the last local elections of September 20th 2008), has written a proposal for a first French Constitution. It presented its work to the President on April 4th, 2009.
It was ratified by the people of France through a referendum on April 7th, 2009.
It was officially published on April 8th, 2009.
The Constitution sets the legal frame that each French laws and institution will have to satisfy.
Presidents
| Date | President | Avatar | Party | Votes | Total Votes |
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| December 2007 | Alexis Bonte | 
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| January - February 2008 | Dan Zisso | 
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| March 2008 | Cicero | 
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| March 2008 | Evohe | LEDD | not elected | Cicero resigned in favor of Evohe - Prime Minister | |
| April 2008 | Meza | 
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| May 2008 | Meza |
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| June 2008 | Meza |
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| July 2008 | Papa Frantz | 
| PSD | 87 votes (53%) | 164 (33.68%) |
| August 2008 | Num | 
| PSD | 71 votes (51%) | 139 (19.80%) |
| September 2008 | niouton | 
| PSD | 92 | 189 (27.71%) |
| October 2008 | Ph03n1x | 
| IDE | 89 | 228 (34.23%) |
| November 2008 | Matthieu Bonne | 
| PSD | 75 | 150 no official data available |
| December 2008 | Elvea | 
| MDR | 213 (100.00%) | 213 (100.00%) no other candidate |
| January 2009 | ulysse | PSD | 83 (39.52%) | 210 | |
| February 2009 | Papa Frantz | PSD | 328 (66.80%) | 491 | |
| March 2009 | droopy32 | PSD | 208 (45.32%) | 459 | |
| April 2009 | droopy32 | PSD | 101 (44.10%) | 229 | |
| May 2009 | Matthieu Bonne | PSD | 351 (51.09%) | ||
| June 2009 | MoritanisBanned | PSD | 275(38.90%) | ||
| Mavie75 | PSD | 609 (39.37%) | |||
| nbatteur | PSD | 433 (39.40%) | |||
| Yann Grapin | CA | 937 (33.02%) |
Political parties
| Party | Logo | Initials | Members | Congressmen |
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| Parti Social Démocrate | 
| PSD | 853 | 6 |
| Courant Alternatif | CA | 822 | 14 | |
| Parti Koinmuniste | PK | 529 | 7 | |
| Party_La_MOULE | 
| la MOULE | 266 | 2 |
| Parti Imperaliste | PI | 158 | 0 |
Economy
The following table lists the productivity of each region.
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| Alsace | Medium | ||||
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| Aquitaine | High | ||||
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| Auvergne | Medium | ||||
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| Brittany | Medium | ||||
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| Burgundy | Medium | ||||
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| Loire Valley | Medium | ||||
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| Franche-comte | Medium | ||||
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| Languedoc-Roussillon | Medium | ||||
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| Limousin | High | ||||
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| Lorraine | Medium | ||||
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| Lower Normandy | Medium | ||||
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| Midi-Pyrenees | Medium | ||||
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| North-Calais | Medium | ||||
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| Île-de-France | Medium | ||||
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| Pays de la Loire | High | ||||
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| Picardy | Medium | ||||
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| Poitou-Charentes | Medium | ||||
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| Rhone-Alpes | High | ||||
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| Upper Normandy | Medium |
Taxes
| Product | Income Tax | Import Tax | VAT |
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| Food | 12% | 69% | 10% |
| Gifts | 12% | 69% | 15% |
| Weapons | 12% | 69% | 7% |
| Moving tickets | 12% | 69% | 13% |
| Grain | 20% | 69% | 0% |
| Diamonds | 1% | 9% | 0% |
| Iron | 12% | 12% | 0% |
| Oil | 1% | 9% | 0% |
| Wood | 50% | 69% | 0% |
| Houses | 12% | 49% | 4% |
| Hospitals | 30% | 9% | 1% |
| Defense system | 30% | 9% | 1% |
Military
Alliances
France was once part of the Mediterranean Alliance. It is now a member of the PEACE Global Community.
Mutual Protection Pacts
France has MPPs with the following nations:
| Country | Date Active | Date Expired |
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 Austria (PEACE Member)
| May 11, 2008 | November 14, 2008 |
 Brazil (PEACE Member)
| August 30, 2008 | December 14, 2008 unless renewed |
 Bulgaria {PEACE Member)
| August 28, 2008 | November 14, 2008 |
 Canada
| May 15, 2008 | November 14, 2008 |
 Greece (PEACE Member)
| August 30, 2008 | November 14, 2008 |
 Hungary (PEACE Member)
| May 14, 2008 | November 14, 2008 |
 Indonesia (PEACE Member)
| July 29, 2008 | December 15, 2008 unless renewed |
 Iran (PEACE Member)
| September 19, 2008 | November 14, 2008 |
 Italy (PEACE Member)
| March 25, 2008 | December 14, 2008 unless renewed |
 Japan (PEACE Member)
| August 29, 2008 | November 14, 2008 |
 United Netherlands (PEACE Member)
| April 18, 2008 | November 14, 2008 |
 Pakistan (PEACE Member)
| July 18, 2008 | November 14, 2008 |
 Portugal (PEACE Member)
| April 15, 2008 | December 14, 2008 unless renewed |
 Turkey (PEACE Member)
| July 2008 | September 2008 (canceled by Turkey) |
 Venezuela (PEACE Member)
| August 30, 2008 | November 14, 2008 |
France Switzerland War
France was involved in the France-Switzerland War in which three territories were taken by France.
| Attackers | Defenders | Beginning Date | Ending Date | Winners | Regions invaded (by France) |
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| France and Italy
|  Switzerland
| May 11, 2008 | May 13, 2008 | Attackers | Svizzera italiana, Romandie and Deutschschweiz |
World War Three
France was highly involved in World War III which resulted in, at one point, the complete Conquest of Spain and Canada by PEACE. However that has since changed as RWs take back more and more Regions.
| PEACE | Fortis/EDEN | Beginning Date | Ending Date | Winners | Regions Conquered |
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France, Indonesia, Hungary,  Ukraine, Portugal*,  Russia, Turkey,  Serbia, Iran, Brazil and United Netherlands
|  USA, Switzerland#, Canada,  Spain  Romania,  Poland,  Sweden,  North Korea#,  Finland,  Norway, Greece,  Croatia, and  Israel
| July 14, 2009 | Ongoing | Undecided | At One Point, Only One USA Region was left, Spain, North Korea, Switzerland, and Canada were all Conquered. Since then, Spain and Canada have reclaimed over 15 regions and America has Conquered over 30 PEACE-Held Territories (Including Some From a Treaty between USA and Portugal).
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* = The Country Signed a Treaty, or Retreated from Over-seas regions.
** = In-Direct Involvement, such as sending tanks to fight in Allied Countries.
# = Country is currently conquered
Army
The French Army is structured in two branches : the Internal Forces of Defence (French Reserve Army) and the French Legion.
Each branch is led by a Chief of Staff (Chef d'Etat-Major)
The Minister of Defence is in charge of the organic command of the Army.
The President is the Supreme Commander of the Army, in charge of the operations command.
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