# france (nation)

a country that is a people together in a place

- Computed level: L12 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: geography  ·  Arena: lexicon_entry

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [country](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-country.political), [people](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-people.social)

**Through:** the country together with its people forms a nation

**Novel properties:**
- shared identity
- national culture

## Examples
- In 2023, France fielded a national team in the Rugby World Cup, drawing players from regional clubs and overseas territories. *(sports)*
- France issued €120 billion in government bonds in 2022 to fund public services and debt obligations. *(economics)*
- The French Civil Code, established in 1804, continues to shape legal rulings in metropolitan and overseas departments. *(institutions)*

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*Canonical: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-france.nation*  
*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-france.nation.json*  
*Every definition provably resolves to space, time, energy and pattern.*