The Republic of Puppetstan38 is a massive, efficient nation, notable for its flagrant waste-dumping, hatred of cheese, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 2.905 billion Puppetstan38ians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.
The enormous, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 81.5%.
The frighteningly efficient Puppetstan38ian economy, worth 333 trillion dollars a year, is quite specialized and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Uranium Mining, Basket Weaving, Woodchip Exports, and Retail. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 114,860 dollars, with the richest citizens earning 9.3 times as much as the poorest.
Trains and passengers alike are often late, men are expected to stay home to fix funny noises in the attic, orange juice has been renamed yellow juice, and gated communities have guards to keep their residents in. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Puppetstan38's national animal is the elephant, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.
Puppetstan38 is ranked 277,022nd in the world and 32nd in Puppetstan for Safest, scoring 6.16 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Puppetstan38 was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Advanced Law Enforcement.
- : Following new legislation in Puppetstan38, gated communities have guards to keep their residents in.
- : Following new legislation in Puppetstan38, orange juice has been renamed yellow juice.
- : Following new legislation in Puppetstan38, men are expected to stay home to fix funny noises in the attic.
- : Following new legislation in Puppetstan38, trains and passengers alike are often late.
- : Following new legislation in Puppetstan38, the government recently relinquished its monopoly on the mail service.
- : Following new legislation in Puppetstan38, if foreigners can hit a spittoon from five paces they get a free holiday to Puppetstan38.
- : Following new legislation in Puppetstan38, corrupt paupers spend taxpayer dollars on liquor and tobacco.
- : Following new legislation in Puppetstan38, the arms industry is strictly regulated.
- : Following new legislation in Puppetstan38, bronze and marble supplies are running low as sculptors depict full-figured subjects.
