Start scenario 1 January 2000 · FRA

France

Nuclear power as the backbone of electricity supply, global diplomatic reach.

Start as France Semi-Presidential Republic
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GDP 2000
$1.37 trn
Rank 3 of 91
Population
61.4 m
Rank 6 of 91
Regions
13
149 Provinces
Area (map)
546,203 km²
Rank 16 of 91
Capital
Paris (Île-de-France)
Form of government
Semi-Presidential Republic
Tax rate
35 %
Stability
70 %
Military spending
2.1 % BIP
Nuclear weapons
yes
AI personality
defensive
Technologies researched at the start
33

Tax rate, stability, treasury and debt are derived estimates of the prototype (review_status: draft).

Alliances

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) · Defensive Alliance · 17

European Union · Economic Community · 15

Sources
  • World Bank, World Development Indicators, API v2 (https://api.worldbank.org/v2/), Lizenz CC BY 4.0
  • World Bank, Worldwide Governance Indicators (API source 3), Lizenz CC BY 4.0
  • Startkasse, Schulden, Steuersatz, Stabilität: abgeleitete Prototyp-Schätzung (content/scenarios/2000/generation.yaml, review_status: draft)
  • Schuldenquote 59.7 % des BIP (2000): IWF World Economic Outlook, General government gross debt (GGXWDG_NGDP), % BIP, IMF DataMapper API (https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/api/v1/GGXWDG_NGDP), Abruf 2026-10-16 – Flächendeckende Startschulden (Kalibrierung 2026-10, docs/KALIBRIERUNG.md): Gesamtstaat statt World Bank GC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS (Zentralstaat, fehlend oder veraltet); bisher 45,0 %
  • KI-Persönlichkeit: mechanische Regel aus Bündnis, Militärausgaben und WGI-Stabilität (content/scenarios/2000/generation.yaml, Spec 50 §4.11)