The Napoleonic Empire of First French Empire 2 is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Napoleon Ist with an iron fist, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cynical population of 1.24 billion French are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Paris. The average income tax rate is 57.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The French economy, worth 71.6 trillion franc germinals a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Basket Weaving, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 57,758 franc germinals, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government tries not to listen to the people unless it absolutely has to, weird or unusual crimes merit cruel and unusual punishments, satellite images show safe electoral constituencies in complete darkness, and the fire protection service is wholly government-funded. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. First French Empire 2's national animal is the imperial eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

First French Empire 2 is ranked 158,340^th in the world and 431^st in Horizon for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 518.77 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.