The Constitutional Monarchy of Franchya is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by André Blanc with a fair hand, and remarkable for its daily referendums, unlimited-speed roads, and smutty television. The compassionate, democratic population of 2.69 billion Franches 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, Healthcare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lyon. The average income tax rate is 51.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Franchyan economy, worth 295 trillion Euros a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 109,771 Euros, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

Extraordinary tribunals try accused financial criminals, women give birth underneath so many blankets that the doctor can't feel the bump, Franchyan watches list strained wrists as a common side effect, and teenagers are told they're not thinking about sex enough. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Franchya's national animal is the Lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Franchya is ranked 32,907^th in the world and 351^st in Europe for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 5,376.42 on the Gilded Widget Scale.