The Republic of A318 is a small, safe nation, remarkable for its suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed population of 20 million French have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 15.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The French economy, worth 954 billion Euros a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Pizza Delivery industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Uranium Mining, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 47,735 Euros, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

A large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway, French watches list strained wrists as a common side effect, TV shows must meet strict ethnicity quotas, and kids are arrested at gunpoint for playing with toy rifles. Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. A318's national animal is the Rooster, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

A318 is ranked 189,901^st in the world and 16^th in Airbus for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring 84.31 on the Clooney Contribution Index.