The Republic of Haunover is a mammoth, cultured nation, ruled by Gabriel Duval with an even hand, and remarkable for its zero percent divorce rate, avant-garde cinema, and daily referendums. The compassionate, devout population of 5.062 billion French are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Paris. The average income tax rate is 75.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse French economy, worth 338 trillion Euros a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 66,959 Euros, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government seems embarrassed to be seen governing, the government awards prizes to television shows featuring stereotype-breaking minority roles, the institution of marriage is held sacred and strictly enforced, and diplomats miss flights while wandering Paris Airport's endless art maze. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Haunover's national animal is the None, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is None Official.

Haunover is ranked 250,195^th in the world and 1,523^rd in the South Pacific for Largest Black Market, with 179 billion Standard Monetary Units.