The Republic of Centauri V is a massive, pleasant nation, remarkable for its aversion to nipples and public floggings. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 1.313 billion Centauri Vians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small government prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order, Administration, and Public Transport are also considered important, while International Aid receives no funds. The average income tax rate is 16.4%.

The Centauri Vian economy, worth 62.8 trillion National Default Credits a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Soda Sales, and Tourism. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 47,791 National Default Credits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.

Burglars are known for taking cash, socks, and other valuables, punitive tariffs protect local industry, the right to free speech is being drastically curtailed, and thieves are flogged in public for their crimes. Crime is moderate, possibly because it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many regulations. Centauri V's national animal is the Dragon, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

Centauri V is ranked 285,366^th in the world and 5,297^th in eta for Smartest Citizens, with 15.29 quips per hour.