The Protectorate of France Sud is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Michael Monroe with a fair hand, and notable for its compulsory military service. The hard-working, democratic population of 12.503 billion France Sudians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lyon and Washington DC. The average income tax rate is 13.8%.

The strong France Sudian economy, worth 709 trillion Francs a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Retail, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 56,724 Francs, with the richest citizens earning 5.1 times as much as the poorest.

The alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit, France Sud has designated Lyon and Washington DC as its capital city, Michael Monroe has just been declared ruler of France Sud in an international press conference, and the government has declined to declare any particular religion as its 'official' one. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control. France Sud's national animal is the Cockerel, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Roman Catholicism.

France Sud is ranked 164,100^th in the world and 14^th in France for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 463.92 on the Gilded Widget Scale.