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The Colony of Liucippus is a colossal, orderly nation, remarkable for its frequent executions, public floggings, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 2.72 billion Liucippusians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 29.4%.

The strong Liucippusian economy, worth 146 trillion forks a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Woodchip Exports, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 53,690 forks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.5 times as much as the poorest.

Preservative manufacturers are told to put a lid on it, the entire entry for Liucippus in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the World reads 'mostly harmless', modesty is treated with the side-eye, and suicide victims often leave behind cash to cover the cost of their fines. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Liucippus's national animal is the Militarized Penguin, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways.

Liucippus is ranked 132,604^th in the world and 1^st in Land of the Bananas for Fattest Citizens, with 10.06 Obesity Rate.