The Republic of Ardelaine is a massive, pleasant nation, ruled by Georges Clemenceau with an even hand, and renowned for its irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 1.782 billion 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Paris. The average income tax rate is 20.1%.

The French economy, worth 78.6 trillion Francs a year, is led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Retail, Pizza Delivery, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 44,115 Francs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.

Georges Clemenceau has been known to threaten dissenting citizens with a machine gun at press conferences, exterminators swarm French homes, the nation's infamous boot camp is more brutal than most battlefields, and cyclists spend more time unlocking their bicycles than they do cycling. Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ardelaine's national animal is the Lion and its national religion is Secular.

Ardelaine is ranked 248,017^th in the world and 7^th in The Third Entente for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 40.78 on the Kitten Softness Rating.