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Lowest Overall Tax Burden: 4thHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 4thLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 6th
The Burlesque Republic of
Compulsory Consumerist State
What do you want you Moon-Faced Assassin of Joy?
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The Centauri

Population46.033 billion

CapitalCentauri Prime
LeaderEmperor Jaffa
Faiththe pantheon of fifty deities

Currencyducket
AnimalNarn

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.

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Lowest Overall Tax Burden: 4thHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 4thLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 6thGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 7thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 8thHighest Disposable Incomes: 8thHighest Economic Output: 9thLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 11thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 14thLargest Gambling Industry: 20thMost Armed: 21stLargest Insurance Industry: 23rdLargest Soda Pop Sector: 26thHighest Average Incomes: 27thLargest Cheese Export Sector: 27thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 31stMost Avoided: 35thMost Efficient Economies: 47thLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 47thHighest Crime Rates: 49thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 51stFattest Citizens: 52ndLargest Populations: 56thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 57thLargest Mining Sector: 71stLargest Agricultural Sector: 74thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 83rdMost Scientifically Advanced: 134thMost Cultured: 185thLargest Publishing Industry: 222ndRudest Citizens: 290thMost Devout: 327thSmartest Citizens: 341stLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 411thMost Rebellious Youth: 420thLargest Retail Industry: 716thLargest Information Technology Sector: 1,080thMost Corrupt Governments: 1,108thTop
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Largest Governments: 4,796thMost Valuable International Artwork: 8,569thLargest Black Market: 9,822ndLargest Trout Fishing Sector: 10,344thTop
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Most Advanced Defense Forces: 15,948thMost Subsidized Industry: 16,056thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 17,090thMost Pro-Market: 28,788thMost Stationary: 28,920th

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