by Max Barry

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Category: Inoffensive Centrist Democracy
Civil Rights:
Some
Economy:
Frightening
Political Freedoms:
Few

Regional Influence: Shoeshiner

Location: Two

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Second Best Puppet 174

Population6.484 billion

LeaderNoah

Currencycard
Animallegendary

The Second Best Colony of Second Best Puppet 174 is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Noah with an even hand, and notable for its pith helmet sales, zero percent divorce rate, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 6.484 billion Second Best Puppet 174ians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 80.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Second Best Puppet 174ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,086 trillion cards a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Automobile Manufacturing. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 167,502 cards, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

Diplomacy is a foreign concept to Second Best Puppet 174ians, the weather in Second Best Puppet 174 City is always 'pigeons with a chance of droppings', soldiers are "encouraged" to advance by armed officers behind them, and doctors accused of having no heart reply that cardiology isn't their speciality. 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 174's national animal is the legendary, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Second Best Puppet 174 is ranked 102,851st in the world and 1,469th in Two for Most Stationary, with 414.02245724768 days.

Top
1%
Largest Retail Industry: 2,494thTop
5%
Most Subsidized Industry: 3,789thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 4,170thMost Devout: 4,224thLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 5,712thFattest Citizens: 6,682ndMost Efficient Economies: 7,406thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 8,553rdLargest Black Market: 9,595thLargest Agricultural Sector: 10,266thMost Corrupt Governments: 12,897thNudest: 12,931stTop
10%
Largest Gambling Industry: 14,991stLargest Governments: 15,008thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 15,524thMost Advanced Public Education: 16,233rdHighest Average Incomes: 16,675thHighest Poor Incomes: 16,982ndLowest Crime Rates: 17,177thHighest Average Tax Rates: 17,952ndMost Cultured: 19,687thLargest Cheese Export Sector: 20,550thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 25,636thMost Developed: 25,939thLargest Welfare Programs: 26,372ndHighest Economic Output: 27,059th
Top
1%
Largest Gambling Industry: 16th in the regionTop
5%
Largest Cheese Export Sector: 41st in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 63rd in the regionSafest: 120th in the regionTop
10%
Most Rebellious Youth: 134th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 222nd in the regionHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 229th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Second Best Puppet 174 was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Patriotic.
  • : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 174, doctors accused of having no heart reply that cardiology isn't their speciality.
  • : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 174, soldiers are "encouraged" to advance by armed officers behind them.
  • : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 174, the weather in Second Best Puppet 174 City is always 'pigeons with a chance of droppings'.
  • : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 174, diplomacy is a foreign concept to Second Best Puppet 174ians.
  • : Second Best Puppet 174 was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Gambling Industry.
  • : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 174, political gridlock ensues as even the most innocuous legislation is vetoed by the Supreme Court for potential civil rights violations.
  • : Second Best Puppet 174 was reclassified from "Moralistic Democracy" to "Inoffensive Centrist Democracy".
  • : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 174, the Second Best Puppet 174ian Intelligence Agency relies on rumour and guidebooks to know what is happening overseas.
  • : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 174, libraries are refusing to stock A Midsummer Night's Dream because it has an ass in it.

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