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Motto: "Science is the ultimate law."
UN Category: Left-wing Utopia
Civil Rights: Excellent
Economy: Reasonable
Political Freedoms: Superb
Location: Apolyton
The Republic of Centralis is a small, socially progressive nation, renowned for its absence of drug laws. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 10 million are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whoever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.
The enormous, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Social Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 35%, but much higher for the wealthy. A substantial private sector is led by the Book Publishing industry, followed by Uranium Mining and Retail.
Citizens can be frequently spotted going about their business stark naked, it is illegal to make racist remarks in public, organ donation is compulsory, voting is voluntary, the nation is ravaged by daily union strikes, the mining industry is making inroads into environmentally sensitive areas, the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, and hawks are considered a delicacy. Crime is well under control. Centralis's national animal is the hawk, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the central.
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