The Second Best Colony of Second Best Puppet 29 is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Noah with an even hand, and remarkable for its unlimited-speed roads, frequent executions, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless, devout population of 6.881 billion Second Best Puppet 29ians 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 medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Administration, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 72.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Second Best Puppet 29ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,305 trillion cards a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Retail, Uranium Mining, and Automobile Manufacturing. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an impressive 189,710 cards, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 629,337 per year while the poor average 42,682, a ratio of 14.7 to 1.

The new 'Things We Stole From Other Countries' exhibition at the National Museum of Antiquities is a hit, unpopular politicians are often caught between a rock and a hard place, Super Barry Brothers is the most popular video game in the nation, and immigrant herding has become a national pastime. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Second Best Puppet 29's national animal is the legendary, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Second Best Puppet 29 is ranked 278,324^th in the world and 2,240^th in Two for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 31.25 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.