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Civil Rights:
Few
Economy:
Frightening
Political Freedoms:
Few

Regional Influence: Shoeshiner

Location: Two

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Second Best Puppet 145

Population6.463 billion

LeaderNoah

Currencycard
Animallegendary

The Second Best Colony of Second Best Puppet 145 is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Noah with an iron fist, and notable for its closed borders, unlimited-speed roads, and zero percent divorce rate. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 6.463 billion Second Best Puppet 145ians 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 Industry, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 84.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Second Best Puppet 145ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,214 trillion cards a year, is fairly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Retail, Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Uranium Mining. Average income is an impressive 187,884 cards, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

Stern tutting by international commentators has persuaded Second Best Puppet 145 to disarm, attendance of fathers at PTA meetings is at an all-time high, doctors who mutter "Oh my God" often lose their medical license, and there are traffic jams at sea as diligent customs officers check every part of every ship. 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 145's national animal is the legendary, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Second Best Puppet 145 is ranked 102,884th in the world and 1,497th in Two for Most Stationary, with 414.022130859 days.

Top
1%
Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 1,775thMost Subsidized Industry: 2,393rdMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 2,676thTop
5%
Most Devout: 3,065thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 3,943rdFattest Citizens: 4,056thLargest Retail Industry: 5,260thMost Efficient Economies: 5,657thLargest Black Market: 6,586thLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 6,698thLargest Mining Sector: 7,600thMost Corrupt Governments: 7,887thNudest: 8,281stMost Cultured: 10,165thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 10,751stHighest Average Incomes: 12,113thLargest Publishing Industry: 12,683rdLargest Governments: 13,086thHighest Poor Incomes: 14,405thHighest Average Tax Rates: 14,823rdTop
10%
Largest Welfare Programs: 15,685thMost Advanced Public Transport: 18,770thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 18,879thLargest Information Technology Sector: 22,720thHighest Economic Output: 23,312thMost Advanced Public Education: 23,923rdMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 24,073rdLowest Crime Rates: 25,771stMost Scientifically Advanced: 27,607thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 29,450thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 29,502nd
Top
1%
Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 16th in the regionTop
5%
Largest Black Market: 41st in the regionHighest Drug Use: 57th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 61st in the regionHighest Economic Output: 65th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 72nd in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 86th in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 114th in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 125th in the regionTop
10%
Most Efficient Economies: 147th in the regionMost Cultured: 152nd in the regionFattest Citizens: 160th in the regionMost Devout: 183rd in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 191st in the regionLargest Trout Fishing Sector: 208th in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 261st in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 262nd in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 145, there are traffic jams at sea as diligent customs officers check every part of every ship.
  • : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 145, doctors who mutter "Oh my God" often lose their medical license.
  • : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 145, attendance of fathers at PTA meetings is at an all-time high.
  • : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 145, stern tutting by international commentators has persuaded Second Best Puppet 145 to disarm.
  • : Second Best Puppet 145 was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Politically Apathetic Citizens and the Top 10% for Highest Wealthy Incomes.
  • : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 145, environmental protestors are being rounded up and taken away in sinister black vans as a massive land development campaign gets underway.
  • : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 145, teddy bear James Dean (aka "the Rebel Without the Claws") helps convince kids that candy cigarettes are cool.
  • : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 145, books are considered luxuries only available to the incredibly wealthy.
  • : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 145, all recreational drugs are legal.
  • : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 145, many are asking why the latest naval vessel is named after Saint Bartholomeus the Many Handed.

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