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The Incorporated States of NSC Puppet 76

“I have too many puppets”

Category: Moralistic Democracy
Civil Rights:
Rare
Economy:
Frightening
Political Freedoms:
Below Average

Regional Influence: Shoeshiner

Location: Two

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NSC Puppet 76

Population6.157 billion

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Animallegendary

The Incorporated States of NSC Puppet 76 is a colossal, cultured nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, infamous sell-swords, and ritual sacrifices. The hard-nosed, humorless, devout population of 6.157 billion NSC Puppet 76ians 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 large, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Administration, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 84.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient NSC Puppet 76ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,184 trillion cards a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Book Publishing, and Retail. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 192,343 cards, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Confused-looking pigeons slide gently off frictionless window ledges, farmers are complaining that the buzzing and the sparks from the nearby MagRail are blighting their crops, arguments about toilet seats being left up or down get surprisingly heated, and clergy never mention brand names for fear of losing their government subsidies. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. NSC Puppet 76's national animal is the legendary, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

NSC Puppet 76 is ranked 273,528th in the world and 2,570th in Two for Most Primitive, scoring -265.47 on the Scary Big Number Scale.

Top
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Largest Insurance Industry: 1,412thTop
5%
Fattest Citizens: 3,731stMost Subsidized Industry: 3,855thMost Devout: 4,042ndLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 4,798thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 5,108thMost Efficient Economies: 5,252ndMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 6,328thLargest Mining Sector: 7,624thLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 8,111thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 8,326thNudest: 8,337thRudest Citizens: 8,383rdHighest Poor Incomes: 8,669thLargest Black Market: 10,031stLargest Publishing Industry: 10,196thLargest Governments: 11,070thHighest Average Incomes: 11,627thLargest Retail Industry: 12,288thMost Corrupt Governments: 14,670thTop
10%
Highest Average Tax Rates: 14,713thMost Advanced Public Education: 15,193rdLowest Crime Rates: 15,501stLargest Information Technology Sector: 16,224thMost Scientifically Advanced: 16,733rdLargest Agricultural Sector: 17,642ndMost Cultured: 24,109thHighest Economic Output: 24,583rdMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 26,222ndMost Developed: 27,904th
Top
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Most Scientifically Advanced: 24th in the regionTop
5%
Largest Insurance Industry: 32nd in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 33rd in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 45th in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 48th in the regionLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 72nd in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 100th in the regionFattest Citizens: 104th in the regionTop
10%
Highest Economic Output: 133rd in the regionLargest Publishing Industry: 175th in the regionSmartest Citizens: 200th in the regionLargest Governments: 211th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 219th in the regionLargest Gambling Industry: 251st in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : NSC Puppet 76 was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Highest Average Tax Rates.
  • : NSC Puppet 76 was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Black Market, Highest Average Incomes, and Highest Poor Incomes and the Top 10% for Highest Economic Output and Most Advanced Public Education.
  • : Following new legislation in NSC Puppet 76, clergy never mention brand names for fear of losing their government subsidies.
  • : Following new legislation in NSC Puppet 76, arguments about toilet seats being left up or down get surprisingly heated.
  • : Following new legislation in NSC Puppet 76, farmers are complaining that the buzzing and the sparks from the nearby MagRail are blighting their crops.
  • : Following new legislation in NSC Puppet 76, confused-looking pigeons slide gently off frictionless window ledges.
  • : Following new legislation in NSC Puppet 76, the government has to take out its Visa to eliminate visas.
  • : Following new legislation in NSC Puppet 76, bus shelters seem to be designed to let rain in.
  • : Following new legislation in NSC Puppet 76, televangelists flaunt their expensive cars when they attend charity events.
  • : Following new legislation in NSC Puppet 76, political parties are banned from advertising and receiving private donations.

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