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Category: Psychotic Dictatorship
Civil Rights:
Unheard Of
Economy:
Frightening
Political Freedoms:
Rare

Regional Influence: Shoeshiner

Location: Two

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Second Best Puppet 100

Population6.552 billion

LeaderNoah

Currencycard
Animallegendary

The Second Best Colony of Second Best Puppet 100 is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Noah with an iron fist, and renowned for its deadly medical pandemics, aversion to nipples, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 6.552 billion Second Best Puppet 100ians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 90.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Second Best Puppet 100ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,272 trillion cards a year, is broadly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Retail, Woodchip Exports, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 194,184 cards, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Tourists from around the world come to visit the country's famous rainforests, it is illegal to carry an umbrella when the official weather forecast predicts a sunny day, rebuilding efforts for a recently destroyed cathedral aren't expected to be completed for another century, and unemployment is through the roof after the government enacted living wage laws. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Second Best Puppet 100's national animal is the legendary, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Second Best Puppet 100 is ranked 102,928th in the world and 1,541st in Two for Most Stationary, with 414.01954058288 days.

Top
1%
Largest Insurance Industry: 1,073rdLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 2,305thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 2,508thMost Subsidized Industry: 2,514thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 2,768thTop
5%
Most Devout: 4,684thLargest Agricultural Sector: 4,753rdLargest Black Market: 5,761stLargest Retail Industry: 5,862ndMost Efficient Economies: 6,110thNudest: 6,560thLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 7,006thMost Corrupt Governments: 7,434thLargest Cheese Export Sector: 8,893rdHighest Poor Incomes: 8,940thLargest Welfare Programs: 9,250thHighest Average Tax Rates: 10,458thHighest Average Incomes: 11,040thLargest Governments: 11,969thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 12,668thLowest Crime Rates: 14,188thMost Advanced Public Education: 14,475thMost Conservative: 14,610thTop
10%
Most Authoritarian: 17,882ndMost Developed: 19,737thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 20,559thHighest Economic Output: 21,984thMost Advanced Public Transport: 23,762ndLargest Publishing Industry: 26,604th
Top
1%
Largest Cheese Export Sector: 7th in the regionMost Authoritarian: 9th in the regionMost Extreme: 11th in the regionLargest Insurance Industry: 13th in the regionLargest Black Market: 17th in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 26th in the regionTop
5%
Highest Economic Output: 27th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 35th in the regionMost Conservative: 37th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 41st in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 41st in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 41st in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 49th in the regionLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 57th in the regionMost Avoided: 105th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 107th in the regionLargest Agricultural Sector: 118th in the regionTop
10%
Most Developed: 142nd in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 142nd in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 150th in the regionLargest Welfare Programs: 152nd in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 213th in the regionLargest Populations: 227th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Second Best Puppet 100 was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Lowest Crime Rates, Highest Poor Incomes, and Most Conservative and the Top 10% for Most Authoritarian.
  • : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 100, unemployment is through the roof after the government enacted living wage laws.
  • : Second Best Puppet 100 was reclassified from "Iron Fist Consumerists" to "Psychotic Dictatorship".
  • : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 100, rebuilding efforts for a recently destroyed cathedral aren't expected to be completed for another century.
  • : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 100, it is illegal to carry an umbrella when the official weather forecast predicts a sunny day.
  • : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 100, tourists from around the world come to visit the country's famous rainforests.
  • : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 100, politicians are often referred to as thesauruses behind their backs.
  • : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 100, children of nonreligious parents are often barred from school festival events.
  • : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 100, the newest East Lebatuckese coins have "long live East Lebatuck" on heads and "death to Second Best Puppet 100" on tails.
  • : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 100, the nation's orphanages and maternity wards have been nicknamed 'the Killbot Factories'.

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