NationStates | The Burlesque Republic of The Centauri

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“What do you want you Moon-Faced Assassin of Joy?”

Category: Compulsory Consumerist State
Civil Rights: Good	Economy: Frightening	Political Freedoms: Unheard Of

Regional Influence: Minnow

Location: Wysteria

Overview • Factbook • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Burlesque Republic of The Centauri is a gargantuan, devout nation, ruled by Emperor Jaffa with an iron fist, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 22.4 billion are rabid consumers, partly through choice and partly because the government tells them to and dissenters tend to vanish from their homes at night.

There is no government in the normal sense of the word; however, a small group of community-minded, corrupt, pro-business individuals juggles the competing demands of Defence, Commerce, and Education. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Centauri Prime. Income tax is unheard of. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Arms Manufacturing, Automobile Manufacturing, and Information Technology industries.

The nation's massive battleships are often mistaken for islands, citizens have reported seeing strange rays of light emanating from the moon, Narns with strange deformities like three eyes and tentacles have been seen prancing through the countryside where industrial waste is dumped, and only the rich can afford the latest medical innovations. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is crippling. The Centauri's national animal is the Narn, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, its national religion is the pantheon of fifty deities, and its currency is the ducket.

The Centauri is ranked 173rd in Wysteria and 128,268th in the world for Largest Public Sector, scoring -12 on the Bureaucratic Comprehensiveness Rating Scale Index.

Easter Eggs (5) Top 1% of the world for Largest Agricultural Sector Top 5% of Wysteria for Largest Agricultural Sector Top 1% of the world for Most Politically Apathetic Citizens Top 5% of Wysteria for Most Politically Apathetic Citizens Top 1% of the world for Most Armed Top 5% of Wysteria for Most Armed Top 1% of Wysteria for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector Top 1% of the world for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector Top 5% of Wysteria for Most Avoided Top 5% of Wysteria for Largest Basket Weaving Sector Top 1% of the world for Most Subsidized Industry Top 5% of Wysteria for Most Subsidized Industry Top 10% of Wysteria for Most Corrupt Governments Top 1% of the world for Most Corrupt Governments Top 5% of Wysteria for Most Cultured Top 1% of the world for Shortest Average Lifespan Top 5% of Wysteria for Shortest Average Lifespan Top 1% of the world for Largest Defense Forces Top 5% of Wysteria for Largest Defense Forces Top 1% of the world for Most Devout Top 5% of Wysteria for Most Devout Top 1% of the world for Fastest-Growing Economies Top 5% of Wysteria for Fastest-Growing Economies Top 1% of Wysteria for Lowest Unemployment Rates Top 1% of the world for Lowest Unemployment Rates Top 1% of the world for Fattest Citizens Top 5% of Wysteria for Fattest Citizens Top 1% of the world for Largest Trout Fishing Sector Top 5% of Wysteria for Largest Trout Fishing Sector Top 1% of Wysteria for Largest Gambling Industry Top 10% of the world for Most Developed Top 5% of the world for Most Influential Top 10% of Wysteria for Lowest Overall Tax Burden Top 5% of the world for Lowest Overall Tax Burden Top 1% of the world for Largest Manufacturing Sector Top 5% of Wysteria for Largest Manufacturing Sector Top 10% of the world for Highest Police Ratios Top 10% of Wysteria for Largest Populations Top 10% of Wysteria for Most Pro-Market Top 5% of the world for Most Pro-Market Top 1% of Wysteria for Largest Publishing Industry Top 1% of the world for Largest Publishing Industry Top 10% of Wysteria for Most Rebellious Youth Top 1% of the world for Most Rebellious Youth Top 5% of Wysteria for Largest Retail Industry Top 10% of Wysteria for Greatest Rich-Poor Divides Top 5% of the world for Greatest Rich-Poor Divides Top 1% of the world for Rudest Citizens Top 5% of Wysteria for Rudest Citizens Top 10% of Wysteria for Smartest Citizens Top 1% of the world for Smartest Citizens Top 1% of the world for Largest Soda Pop Sector Top 5% of Wysteria for Largest Soda Pop Sector

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity: 1 day 21 hours ago

1 day 16 hours ago: Following new legislation in The Centauri, only the rich can afford the latest medical innovations.
1 day 16 hours ago: Following new legislation in The Centauri, Narns with strange deformities like three eyes and tentacles have been seen prancing through the countryside where industrial waste is dumped.
1 day 16 hours ago: Following new legislation in The Centauri, citizens have reported seeing strange rays of light emanating from the moon.
1 day 16 hours ago: Following new legislation in The Centauri, the nation's massive battleships are often mistaken for islands.
3 days 16 hours ago: Following new legislation in The Centauri, The Centauri's children are widely acknowledged as the most foul-mouthed in the region.
3 days 16 hours ago: Following new legislation in The Centauri, employers may fire workers without giving any reason.
3 days 16 hours ago: Following new legislation in The Centauri, newspapers cannot report anything about politicians without their explicit consent.
3 days 16 hours ago: Following new legislation in The Centauri, urban high-volume mailers now receive their mail via chauffeur-driven limousines.
5 days ago: Following new legislation in The Centauri, the commercialisation of highly deadly weapons has instilled The Centauri with a very polite populace.
5 days ago: Following new legislation in The Centauri, abortion is only legal in unusual circumstances.