The Federation of Bastile is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Conseil Souverain with a fair hand, and notable for its smutty television, daily referendums, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 3.32 billion Bastileans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lutecia. The average income tax rate is 46.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Bastilean economy, worth 522 trillion Euros a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 157,469 Euros, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

The thin blue line is composed of picketing police officers demanding better pensions, footballers are doing aerobics in the sauna to build their hot weather endurance, the government's giant servers are often used as a tourist trap, and foreign policy often involves bullwhips and leather. Crime is totally unknown. Bastile's national animal is the Gallic Sparrow, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Fate's Mandate.

Bastile is ranked 54,079^th in the world and 315^th in Europe for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry, scoring 4,502.8 on the Spitz-Pollish Productivity Index.