by Max Barry

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Category: Moralistic Democracy
Civil Rights:
Few
Economy:
Frightening
Political Freedoms:
Very Good

Regional Influence: Shoeshiner

Location: Two

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Second Best Puppet 187

Population6.48 billion

LeaderNoah

Currencycard
Animallegendary

The Second Best Colony of Second Best Puppet 187 is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Noah with an even hand, and notable for its deadly medical pandemics, free-roaming dinosaurs, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, humorless, devout population of 6.48 billion Second Best Puppet 187ians 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 government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 87.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Second Best Puppet 187ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,144 trillion cards a year, is mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Information Technology, Retail, Book Publishing, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is an impressive 176,565 cards, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.3 times as much as the poorest.

Religious households enthusiastically use whips in private, graffiti graces every city's streets, East Lebatuck tests its moon rovers in the barren wasteland of rural Second Best Puppet 187, and Tesco was recently named as the new national treasurer. 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 187's national animal is the legendary, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Second Best Puppet 187 is ranked 102,841st in the world and 1,467th in Two for Most Stationary, with 414.02464474628 days.

Top
1%
Most Devout: 2,410thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 2,593rdTop
5%
Most Subsidized Industry: 4,224thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 4,779thRudest Citizens: 5,111thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 5,425thLargest Retail Industry: 6,944thLargest Black Market: 7,019thLargest Publishing Industry: 8,064thMost Efficient Economies: 8,390thMost Corrupt Governments: 9,791stNudest: 10,046thMost Advanced Public Education: 10,632ndMost Cultured: 11,050thHighest Average Tax Rates: 12,302ndLargest Governments: 14,311thHighest Average Incomes: 14,421stTop
10%
Lowest Crime Rates: 17,227thLargest Information Technology Sector: 18,351stLargest Mining Sector: 20,065thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 20,280thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 21,264thMost Developed: 22,355thMost Scientifically Advanced: 24,254thHighest Economic Output: 25,229thHighest Poor Incomes: 25,535thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 26,651stSmartest Citizens: 28,042nd
Top
5%
Rudest Citizens: 37th in the regionMost Devout: 61st in the regionLargest Publishing Industry: 65th in the regionMost Politically Free: 66th in the regionLargest Black Market: 68th in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 81st in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 96th in the regionLargest Gambling Industry: 125th in the regionTop
10%
Smartest Citizens: 133rd in the regionHighest Economic Output: 136th in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 149th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 194th in the regionLargest Trout Fishing Sector: 211th in the regionMost Cultured: 250th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 187, Tesco was recently named as the new national treasurer.
  • : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 187, East Lebatuck tests its moon rovers in the barren wasteland of rural Second Best Puppet 187.
  • : Second Best Puppet 187 was reclassified from "Authoritarian Democracy" to "Moralistic Democracy".
  • : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 187, graffiti graces every city's streets.
  • : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 187, religious households enthusiastically use whips in private.
  • : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 187, Bigtopian relations have become a minefield.
  • : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 187, employers are finding it hard to screen candidates now that everyone gets A grades in their exams.
  • : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 187, flipping a coin to make a decision leads to a referral to Gambling Addiction Services.
  • : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 187, foragers descend on national cemeteries for 'all-you-can-dig-up' extravaganzas.
  • : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 187, a crystal a day keeps the establishment away.

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