The Second Best Colony of Second Best Puppet 37 is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Noah with an even hand, and renowned for its free-roaming dinosaurs, compulsory military service, and parental licensing program. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless, devout population of 6.817 billion Second Best Puppet 37ians 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 large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 89.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Second Best Puppet 37ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,463 trillion cards a year, is broadly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Information Technology, Retail, Automobile Manufacturing, and Uranium Mining. Average income is an amazing 214,744 cards, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

The art of conversation has been rediscovered, unsolved crimes are often pinned on veterans with PTSD, government statisticians explain census inaccuracies by declaring that "Sith happens", and cooking with water and baking soda is considered patent infringement. 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 37's national animal is the legendary, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Second Best Puppet 37 is ranked 78,620^th in the world and 218^th in Two for Largest Populations, with 6.82 billion capita.