The People's Republic of The drug puppet is a huge, safe nation, remarkable for its frequent executions, punitive income tax rates, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 536 million drug puppetians 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 enormous, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Spirituality, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 56.9%.

The drug puppetian economy, worth 23.0 trillion fentanyls a year, is dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Soda Sales, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 42,836 fentanyls, with the richest citizens earning 5.9 times as much as the poorest.

Maintaining economic growth is no laughing matter, a valid legal defense is 'dead men tell no tales', concerned environmentalists wipe away their tears with tissues sourced from Tasmanian old-growth redwoods, and protests are prohibited from blocking traffic. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The drug puppet's national animal is the Slaves, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

The drug puppet is ranked 42,428^th in the world and 2,157^th in Lazarus for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 51.96 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.