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The Free Market of Businas

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The Free Market of Businas is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Prime Minister Guiying with a fair hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, smutty television, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, democratic population of 4.116 billion Businans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Healthcare, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Économique. The average income tax rate is 17.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Businasian economy, worth 422 trillion dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Automobile Manufacturing, and Tourism. Average income is an impressive 102,767 dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The nation's first space rocket -- sponsored by Eckie-Ecola and shaped like an enormous soda bottle -- is being developed, physics lessons mostly involve talking about emotional management techniques, the carcasses of double-deckers can be found littering high streets all around the country, and visiting the best Businasian restaurants requires keeping a visa on file. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Businas's national animal is the owl, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Businas is ranked 128,698^th in the world and 49^th in Liberal Democratic Union for Lowest Crime Rates, with 62.86 law-abiding acts per hour.

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