The Incorporated States of NSC Puppet 78 is a colossal, cultured nation, renowned for its otherworldly petting zoo, rampant corporate plagiarism, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 6.222 billion NSC Puppet 78ians 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 enormous, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 91.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient NSC Puppet 78ian economy, worth 897 trillion cards a year, is led by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Woodchip Exports, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 144,204 cards, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Every new toxic waste dump comes with a seal of approval from the government's science advisor, creating cardboard imitations of missiles is a new top-secret military project, unemployment is through the roof after the government enacted living wage laws, and the military refers to helpless combatants offering surrender as "sitting ducks". Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. NSC Puppet 78's national animal is the legendary, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

NSC Puppet 78 is ranked 269,962^nd in the world and 781^st in Two for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 38.17 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.