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The Theocracy of Begnion is a colossal, genial nation, notable for its compulsory military service, state-planned economy, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, devout population of 3.068 billion Begnions are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social and economic equality; they tend to view other countries as corrupted by the hollow pageantry of sham elections.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Welfare, and Education. The average income tax rate is 70.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant Begnionian economy, worth 65.6 trillion Coins a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Pizza Delivery, and Book Publishing. Average income is 21,378 Coins, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Dynamite sales and concert audiences are booming, Begnion successfully hosted the Korriban Tombs Olympics, a sudden shout of "surprise!" does not herald a party for teachers, and children are raised bilingual from an early age. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Begnion's national animal is the Heron, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Begnion is ranked 121,568^th in the world and 7^th in Korriban Tombs for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 646.06 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.