Kingdom of France (the Symphony That Never Ends)

France is a small nation which looms disproportionately large in the world. Scarcely larger than the Homeline nation, France has built itself into a world power on the basis of cultural influence and technological superiority in the key area of space and computer programming (although they lost out on the last generation of computer hardware). France's 125 million citizens have the highest educational level and per capita GNP in the world, and are almost unbearably smug about their past and present achievements.
France does not maintain a large army or navy, nor does it possess nuclear weapons. However, its aerospace force is the most advanced in the world, and its superior position in space serves as a military deterrent. France is officially a monarchy (the current king is Louis XXVI) with an advisory assembly, the Estates. Its true rulers are the interlocking elites of the political and business worlds. The easiest entry into the elite is through graduation from a handful of important schools; working up through the ranks is possible but uncommon. Officially France does not discriminate, but somehow women, immigrants, Protestants, and Jews never seem to make it into the higher offices.
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Category:The Symphony That Never Ends
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