The Devolved Commonwealth of Bastile is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Conseil Souverain with a fair hand, and remarkable for its daily referendums, avant-garde cinema, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 2.062 billion Bastileans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lutecia. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 24.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Bastilean economy, worth 290 trillion Euros a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 140,774 Euros, with the richest citizens earning 6.9 times as much as the poorest.

'To Regulate And Beyond' is the unofficial motto of the Bastilean Space Agency, rich people sell their mansions to pay for endless rows of mobile homes, military training in Bastile emphasizes the tactical advantages of stabbing backs, and companies are turning to trained Gallic Sparrows for their most menial jobs. Crime is totally unknown. Bastile's national animal is the Gallic Sparrow, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Fate's Mandate.

Bastile is ranked 60,478^th in the world and 290^th in Europe for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring 3,806.13 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.