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Lowest Overall Tax Burden: 3rdHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 5thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 6th
The Burlesque Republic of
Compulsory Consumerist State
What do you want you Moon-Faced Assassin of Joy?
Influence
Eminence Grise
Region
Civil Rights
Good
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Few

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The Centauri

Population47.917 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 enslaved workforce, digital currency, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 47.917 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 44,193 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 9,666th in the world and 1st in Babylon 5 for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 8,978.44 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.

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Lowest Overall Tax Burden: 3rdHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 5thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 6thLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 6thGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 6thHighest Disposable Incomes: 7thHighest Economic Output: 8thLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 13thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 14thMost Armed: 21stLargest Insurance Industry: 22ndLargest Gambling Industry: 22ndLargest Soda Pop Sector: 25thLargest Cheese Export Sector: 25thHighest Average Incomes: 26thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 32ndMost Avoided: 35thLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 47thHighest Crime Rates: 49thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 50thFattest Citizens: 51stMost Efficient Economies: 56thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 59thLargest Populations: 69thLargest Mining Sector: 72ndLargest Agricultural Sector: 75thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 84thMost Scientifically Advanced: 143rdMost Cultured: 186thLargest Publishing Industry: 244thRudest Citizens: 305thMost Rebellious Youth: 307thMost Devout: 337thSmartest Citizens: 349thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 410thLargest Retail Industry: 915thLargest Information Technology Sector: 1,179thMost Corrupt Governments: 1,185thTop
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Largest Governments: 4,733rdLargest Trout Fishing Sector: 9,666thMost Valuable International Artwork: 10,217thLargest Black Market: 12,474thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 16,432ndTop
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Most Advanced Defense Forces: 18,347thMost Subsidized Industry: 18,416thMost Pro-Market: 28,772nd

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : The Centauri was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most World Assembly Endorsements.
  • : The Centauri was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most World Assembly Endorsements.
  • : The Centauri lodged a message on the Babylon 5 Regional Message Board.
  • : The Centauri was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Survivors and the Top 5% for Most Dead and Most Zombies.
  • : The Centauri was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Pro-Market.
  • : The Centauri was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Pro-Market.
  • : The Centauri was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Pro-Market.
  • : The Centauri was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Pro-Market.
  • : The Centauri was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Pro-Market.
  • : The Centauri's influence in Babylon 5 rose from "Enforcer" to "Eminence Grise".

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