France

France, in Western Europe, and one of the founding members of the EEC. Paris, its capital, is famed for its fashion houses, classical art museums including the Louvre and monuments like the Eiffel Tower. The largest and one of the most powerful banks in the world is located here, Eurobank, and handles much of the economy of the EEC. The Arasaka European Group is headquartered in Paris, and is one of the largest corps in power.

France was a member of the Triple Entente when World War I broke out. A small part of Northern France was occupied, but France and its allies emerged victorious against the Central Powers at a tremendous human and material cost. World War I left 1.4 million French soldiers dead, 4% of its population. Between 27 and 30% of soldiers conscripted from 1912 to 1915 were killed. The antebellum years were marked by intense international tensions and a variety of social reforms introduced by the Popular Front government.

In 1940, France was invaded and occupied by Nazi Germany and Italy. Metropolitan France was divided into a German occupation zone in the north, an Italian occupation zone in the south-east and Vichy France, a newly established authoritarian regime collaborating with (Germany), in the south, while Free France, the government-in-exile led by Charles de Gaulle, was set up in London. From 1942 to 1944, about 160,000 French citizens, including around 75,000 Jews, were deported to death camps and concentration camps in Germany and occupied Poland. In September 1943, Corsica was the first French metropolitan territory to liberate itself from the Axis. On 6 June 1944, the Allies invaded Normandy and in August they invaded Provence. Over the following year the Allies and the French Resistance emerged victorious over the Axis powers and French sovereignty was restored with the establishment of the Provisional Government of the French Republic (GPRF). This interim government, established by de Gaulle, aimed to continue to wage war against Germany and to purge collaborators from office.

In the early 1990s Arasaka European Group established its European headquarters in Paris and supplied the French army with troops, weapons, vehicles, and more. In the 2000s France didn't see too much problems however after the various corporate wars, Countries collapsing, and overall economy drop France remained stable and welcomed various Japanese companies to come in and help the country. Much of France is filled with rich mega corps and celebrities.

France held elections for its parliament and senate in 2040. The results were still being tabulated, but were considered inconsequential anyway as voter turnout had fallen to 0.3%. It is known that the French netrunner Aurore Cassel was imprisoned in the VIP section of La Sante Prison in Paris, and also had a bounty placed on her head by the French underworld.