Population | 46.033 billion |
Capital | Centauri Prime |
Leader | Emperor Jaffa |
Faith | the pantheon of fifty deities |
Currency | ducket |
Animal | Narn |
The Burlesque Republic of The Centauri is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Emperor Jaffa with an iron fist, and remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, pith helmet sales, and otherworldly petting zoo. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 46.033 billion Centauris are rabid consumers, partly through choice and partly because the government tells them to and dissenters tend to vanish from their homes at night.
The minute, corrupt, pro-business government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Centauri Prime. Income tax is unheard of.
The frighteningly efficient Centaurian economy, worth an astonishing 42,455 trillion duckets a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Gambling, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is a breathtaking 922,292 duckets, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 8,639,909 per year while the poor average 8,281, a ratio of 1,043 to 1.
Citizens complain about a burning sensation after bathing, the ongoing space elevator construction project has elevated the national debt to all new levels, cash-strapped junkies lick rabbits for a cheap high, and Centaurian farm salmon are known for being both horribly diseased and remarkably acrobatic. Crime, especially youth-related, is so common that it is unusual to encounter someone following the law, probably because of the absence of a police force. The Centauri's national animal is the Narn, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is the pantheon of fifty deities.
The Centauri is ranked 307,147th in the world and 4th in Babylon 5 for Lowest Crime Rates, with 1.36 law-abiding acts per hour.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : The Centauri was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Stationary.
- : The Centauri's influence in Babylon 5 rose from "Instigator" to "Enforcer".
- : The Centauri Agricultural Colony of Ragesh 3 was cleansed by a Level 1 Strike Force Tactical Zombie Elimination Squad from The Centauri, killing 48 million zombies.
- : The Centauri Agricultural Colony of Ragesh 3 was cleansed by a Level 1 Strike Force Tactical Zombie Elimination Squad from The Centauri, killing 32 million zombies.
- : Proxima 3 was cleansed by a Level 1 Strike Force Tactical Zombie Elimination Squad from The Centauri, killing 72 million zombies.
- : The Sexy Spacefaring Shogunate of The Zocalo was cleansed by a Level 1 Strike Force Tactical Zombie Elimination Squad from The Centauri, killing 56 million zombies.
- : The Galactic Diplomatic Hub of Grid Epsilon was cleansed by a Level 1 Strike Force Tactical Zombie Elimination Squad from The Centauri, killing 31 million zombies.
- : The Galactic Diplomatic Hub of Grid Epsilon was cleansed by a Level 1 Strike Force Tactical Zombie Elimination Squad from The Centauri, killing 55 million zombies.
- : The Galactic Diplomatic Hub of Grid Epsilon was cleansed by a Level 1 Strike Force Tactical Zombie Elimination Squad from The Centauri, killing 69 million zombies.
- : The Centauri was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Dead and the Top 5% for Most Survivors.