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The Commonwealth of Business States of America is a colossal, socially progressive nation, ruled by the Free Market with an even hand, and notable for its ubiquitous missile silos, flagrant waste-dumping, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, humorless population of 8.674 billion Business Statians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The tiny, corrupt, pro-business government prioritizes Industry, although Defense, Law & Order, and Education are also considered important, while Welfare and Environment aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Wall Street. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 2.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Business Statian of America economy, worth a remarkable 2,557 trillion dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Soda Sales. Average income is an amazing 294,874 dollars, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,093,925 per year while the poor average 55,910, a ratio of 19.6 to 1.

The government is lending a hand to private industry, the official Business Statian Of America Phrase Book weighs as much as a small child, international collectors know that a grease-stain on a work of art probably means it's passed through Business States of America, and Business Statian of America-made cars tend to catch fire in people's driveways. Crime is totally unknown. Business States of America's national animal is the eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Business States of America is ranked 52,616^th in the world and 1,491^st in Lazarus for Nudest, with 206.25 cheeks per square mile.