France

France is a country located in Western Europe that also comprises various overseas islands and territories located in other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean. It is often referred to as L’Hexagone ("The Hexagon") because of the geometric shape of its territory.

History
France at the early 20th century, along with its ally Britain have declared war on Germany by invading the German colony Togoland on August 1914, instigating the Great War. France became one of the Allied victors in the Great War, following a ceasefire proposal from Germany on October 1918. France became a member of the ETO (European Trade Organization) and the United European Defense.

Following the outbreak of the Chimeran invasion from Russia, France became one of the European countries that fell to the Chimera within two months. Remnants of the UED French and other European forces banded together to form the Maquis, and took shelter in safe zones such as Luxembourg and Reims, France, while resisting the Chimera. During the two year  occupation France's capital, Paris, have become drastically juxtapose with Chimeran architectures along with the excavation of the Chimeran hub tower (Paris Tower) from within the city and the establishment of a unique conversion center known as the Chrysalis Lair which looms over the city's iconic Eiffel Tower. Following the events of Operation Overstrike, the combined efforts of the Maquis and British forces assaulted Paris, allowing British Royal Marines Pvt. James Grayson to infiltrate and infecting the heart of the Chrysalis Lair, allowing a halt to Chimeran conversion centers throughout western Europe. During the assault, Major Cartwright's forces destroyed the Paris Tower allowing a temporary end to Chimeran rule in Europe.