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Lowest Overall Tax Burden: 15thLargest Populations: 22ndHighest Disposable Incomes: 23rd
The Sexy Spacefaring Shogunate of
Capitalist Paradise
The Babylon Project was a Dream given Form.
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Zocalo Bartender
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The Zocalo

Population46.305 billion

CapitalBlue Sector
LeaderPresident Sheridan
FaithFoundationism

Currencycredit
AnimalPakmara

The Sexy Spacefaring Shogunate of The Zocalo is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by President Sheridan with an even hand, and remarkable for its aversion to nipples, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and free-roaming dinosaurs. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless population of 46.305 billion Babylonians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

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 Blue Sector. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Zocaloan economy, worth an astonishing 34,549 trillion credits 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, Automobile Manufacturing, and Uranium Mining. Average income is a breathtaking 746,134 credits, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 3,608,414 per year while the poor average 89,503, a ratio of 40.3 to 1.

There's never enough space in space, owners of man-portable particle accelerator backpacks are advised not to cross the streams, cooking with water and baking soda is considered patent infringement, and children must make a homemade spinach and ricotta rotolo by high school or be held back. 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 Zocalo's national animal is the Pakmara, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Foundationism.

The Zocalo is ranked 307,064th in the world and 3rd in Babylon 5 for Lowest Crime Rates, with 1.93 law-abiding acts per hour.

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Lowest Overall Tax Burden: 15thLargest Populations: 22ndHighest Disposable Incomes: 23rdHighest Economic Output: 26thLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 30thLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 32ndHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 39thLargest Cheese Export Sector: 48thMost Armed: 68thLargest Gambling Industry: 69thHighest Average Incomes: 75thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 89thLargest Insurance Industry: 93rdLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 96thLargest Agricultural Sector: 96thLargest Soda Pop Sector: 97thLargest Mining Sector: 116thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 139thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 141stMost Avoided: 151stMost Efficient Economies: 182ndHighest Crime Rates: 200thFattest Citizens: 201stLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 206thMost Scientifically Advanced: 216thLargest Publishing Industry: 279thMost Cultured: 310thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 381stSmartest Citizens: 400thRudest Citizens: 685thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 963rdMost Rebellious Youth: 1,169thLargest Information Technology Sector: 1,170thLargest Retail Industry: 1,281stMost Secular: 1,288thMost Corrupt Governments: 1,630thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 1,699thTop
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Largest Governments: 6,228thMost Stationary: 6,251stHighest Food Quality: 6,991stLargest Black Market: 11,174thTop
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Most Advanced Defense Forces: 17,052ndMost Subsidized Industry: 19,023rdHighest Poor Incomes: 20,855thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 22,210th

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : The Zocalo was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Valuable International Artwork.
  • : The Zocalo was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Valuable International Artwork.
  • : The Zocalo was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Valuable International Artwork.
  • : The Zocalo was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Valuable International Artwork.
  • : The Zocalo's influence in Babylon 5 rose from "Power" to "Superpower".
  • : The Zocalo was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Valuable International Artwork.
  • : The Zocalo was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Valuable International Artwork.
  • : The Zocalo was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Patriotic.
  • : The Zocalo was cleansed by a Level 1 Strike Force Tactical Zombie Elimination Squad from The Burlesque Republic of The Centauri, killing 56 million zombies.
  • : The Zocalo was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Dead.

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