The Confederacy of French and German Union is a tiny, safe nation, remarkable for its irreverence towards religion. The compassionate population of 10 million Franco-Germans enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 13.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The French and German Unionian economy, worth 551 billion Euros a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Soda Sales, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 55,166 Euros, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

The government is notorious for leaving citizens with almost nothing from their inheritance, the regional delicacy of chocolate bombes is deadlier than an unexploded bomb, the government will gladly pay you next Tuesday for a hamburger today, and national foreign policy involves significant amounts of hand wringing. Crime is almost non-existent. French and German Union's national animal is the Double Headed Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

French and German Union is ranked 56,715^th in the world and 527^th in Europe for Most Cultured, scoring 71 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.