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Civil Rights:
Few
Economy:
Frightening
Political Freedoms:
Few

Regional Influence: Shoeshiner

Location: Two

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Second Best Puppet 103

Population6.515 billion

LeaderNoah

Currencycard
Animallegendary

The Second Best Colony of Second Best Puppet 103 is a colossal, orderly nation, ruled by Noah with an iron fist, and remarkable for its public floggings, parental licensing program, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 6.515 billion Second Best Puppet 103ians 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 large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 91.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Second Best Puppet 103ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,190 trillion cards a year, is fairly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Retail, Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 182,752 cards, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 613,352 per year while the poor average 40,409, a ratio of 15.2 to 1.

Factory workers offered 20-hour shifts are expected to thank their bosses for the wonderful opportunity, it's said that a Second Best Puppet 103ian always pays his debts with significant compounding, Second Best Puppet 103ian diplomacy is by the book, and photos of picturesque coastal buildings are set against a backdrop of smokestacks and ship hulls. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Second Best Puppet 103's national animal is the legendary, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Second Best Puppet 103 is ranked 102,913th in the world and 1,539th in Two for Most Stationary, with 414.01958224952 days.

Top
1%
Most Advanced Law Enforcement: 1,700thTop
5%
Most Subsidized Industry: 3,029thMost Devout: 3,156thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 4,549thLargest Welfare Programs: 5,346thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 5,761stFattest Citizens: 6,121stMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 6,256thLargest Retail Industry: 6,538thLargest Agricultural Sector: 6,588thMost Efficient Economies: 6,827thLargest Black Market: 6,952ndMost Corrupt Governments: 7,875thHighest Average Tax Rates: 9,042ndNudest: 9,198thMost Cultured: 9,434thRudest Citizens: 10,189thLargest Governments: 10,206thLowest Crime Rates: 11,659thHighest Average Incomes: 13,103rdLargest Publishing Industry: 14,038thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 14,396thTop
10%
Most Advanced Public Transport: 16,651stMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 17,358thMost Advanced Public Education: 20,836thMost Developed: 23,262ndHighest Economic Output: 23,926thLargest Information Technology Sector: 26,395th
Top
1%
Largest Welfare Programs: 5th in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 16th in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 19th in the regionTop
5%
Most Extensive Public Healthcare: 61st in the regionLargest Black Market: 62nd in the regionGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 63rd in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 66th in the regionMost Cultured: 85th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 86th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 113th in the regionLargest Governments: 116th in the regionTop
10%
Highest Drug Use: 138th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 151st in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 191st in the regionMost Devout: 200th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 203rd in the regionLargest Agricultural Sector: 218th in the regionHighest Food Quality: 240th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 103, photos of picturesque coastal buildings are set against a backdrop of smokestacks and ship hulls.
  • : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 103, Second Best Puppet 103ian diplomacy is by the book.
  • : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 103, it's said that a Second Best Puppet 103ian always pays his debts with significant compounding.
  • : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 103, factory workers offered 20-hour shifts are expected to thank their bosses for the wonderful opportunity.
  • : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 103, all the world's a stage for Second Best Puppet 103ian political theatrics.
  • : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 103, politicians literally speak literally.
  • : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 103, forecasts predict rains of loose lead and mortar shells for the next six weeks.
  • : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 103, rag-wearing teachers are often mistaken for homeless people.
  • : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 103, government negotiators never forget to say "pretty please" when begging for custody of its criminals.
  • : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 103, garden stores are not allowed to sell water butts.

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