The Third French Republic

The Third Republic of France founded out of the ashes of the Second French Empire, is in a tumultuous state. Despite the fact they won WW1, they only were able to take Kamarun, Togoland and Alsace Lorraine from the German s. They own a lot of Africa and have colonies in Asia, they also own land in South America. They are one of the few countries that borders the Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea. Bordering Spain and Andorra to the South and to the East, Italy, German, Switzerland, Belgium and Luxembourg.

History
The recent history of France has left it in a dire state. The French armies were ripped to shreds when trying to occupy the Rhine, and Syndicalist have been slowly growing their influence. On top of this France has abandoned all its allies and the government is often viewed as unpopular due to the lack of punishment to the German s.

The Rise of Syndicalism (1918-1929)
Syndicalism had already been popular in France, but grew even more popular. The French were outraged by the lack of punishment to the German s and were seeking revenge. The Republic had abandoned the Entente in anger with its allies. The Syndicalist have rebelled several times, in the April Uprisings in 1921 and the Syndicalist War of 1925. Both times the Syndicalist have been put down by an international coalition. As the legitimacy of the Republic waned, the power of the Syndicalist have grown. However, with lack of any foreign support, the Syndicalist groups have had to rely on French Army for supplies. Large contingents of the French Army have been deserting and sometimes supplying the syndicalist.

The Stagnation of the Republic (1929-)
The Republic has been very weak and fragile, especially after the failure to recover after the stock crash of 1929. The French economy is in ruins and more and more people have turned to the Syndicalist. Many of the soldiers in the army have been sent back home due to the lack of money to pay to the troops.

A Pretender Rises (1932 -)
In 1932, Infante Jaime, a Bourbon from Spain, has laid claim to the former French Monarchy. While before 1932, the most people would not support him, the weakness of the Republic and the Rise of Syndicalism has lead to to gain much support, especially from the Anti-Syndicalist coalition in french Parliament. Despite some of the French Army supporting the Syndicalist, the soldiers that remained were not Syndicalist and conservative. The remaining troops in the French army supports Infante Jaime in his attempts at the French throne. Infante Jaime also has a lot of outside support, such as from his home country Spain, and from Germany.

Army
The French Army is in shambles at a tenth of its size, it lacks artillery, equipment and supplies for its troops.

Navy
The French navy is small at best. Much of it was confiscated by the British once Toulon fell to the Syndicalist in the Syndicalist War of 1925.

Airforce
The French Airforce is of medium size and is some what behind of the modern standard.