Vichy France is a country in Europe that is neither releasable nor formable and is instead created through an event chain which will start if Germany defeats France (allied to the United Kingdom) in a war.
France starts with these friendly buffs :) 1) Victors of WWI :-75% on Land Doctrine research (Merde ! as the local says)-0.3% recruitable population 2) Disjointed government All France Achievements at Once Ep. Their heartland in Europe is rich almost half of Africa is under their control, and they have colonies in Indochina, Syria and Guyana, not to mention direct control of islands in all the oceans of the world Paradox general design idea, which I like, has been to make France a signficant industrial and military power that is crippled by political infighting and WWI era leadership.
France is a major power in 1936, one of the winners of the Great War, and in control of a globe-spanning empire.