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| - Franco-Spain, officially known as the Franco-Spain Holy Alliance (French: Franco-Espagne Sainte-Alliance; Spanish: Franco-España Santa Alianza) is a country with territory in southwestern Europe and several overseas colonies and territories. The European, or metropolitan, area of Franco-Spain extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean. Overseas Franco-Spain include viceroyalties on the South American and African continents and several island territories in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans. After France liberation of Spain from Prussian rule, the two countries moved closer together until a formal treaty was signed uniting the two countries into one. The House of Bourbon became the ruling family of the new monarchy, with King Louis XVI becoming the first emperor of Franco-Spain. It became a moral mission to lift the world up to Franco-Spanish standards by bringing Christianity and the Romance culture. In 1884 the leading exponent of colonialism, Jules Ferry declared; "The higher races have a right over the lower races, they have a duty to civilize the inferior races." Full citizenship rights - assimilation - were offered, although in reality "assimilation was always receding [and] the colonial populations treated like subjects not citizens." Franco-Spain remains a great power with significant cultural, economic, military, and political influence in Europe and around the world. It has the world's sixth-largest military budget third-largest stockpile of nuclear weapons, and second-largest diplomatic corps, after the United Kingdom. Due to its overseas regions and territories throughout the world, Franco-Spain has the second-largest exclusive economic zone in the world. Franco-Spain is a developed country and has the world's third-largest economy by nominal GDP and fourth-largest by purchasing power parity. In terms of total household wealth, Franco-Spain is the wealthiest nation in Europe and fourth in the world. Franco-Espagnole citizens enjoy a high standard of living, with the country performing well in international rankings of education, health care, life expectancy, civil liberties, and human development. Franco-Spain is a founding member of the League of Nations, where it serves as one of the five permanent members of the LoN Security Council.
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