The Incorporated States of NSC Puppet 165 is a colossal, efficient nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, restrictive gun laws, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 6.167 billion NSC Puppet 165ians 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, Industry, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 89.1%.

The frighteningly efficient NSC Puppet 165ian economy, worth 990 trillion cards a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Information Technology, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 160,584 cards, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.6 times as much as the poorest.

Senior literature classes are left analysing why Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm is so darn sunny, being Leader has been voted one of the top ten most dangerous jobs, foreigners are treated with great suspicion, and homophobia is off the menu. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. NSC Puppet 165's national animal is the legendary, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

NSC Puppet 165 is ranked 278,059^th in the world and 1,996^th in Two for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 32.53 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.