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“A bicycle is not a horse”

The Barely Disguised Contempt of Disposablepuppetland is a gargantuan, economically powerful nation, ruled by General Vershner with an iron fist, and notable for its complete absence of social welfare. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 11.407 billion enjoy great individual freedoms in everything except elections, which, where they exist at all, are populist shams for a dictatorship government that has no intention of ever giving up power.

There is no government in the normal sense of the word; however, a small group of community-minded, corrupt, liberal, pro-business individuals concentrates mainly on Education, although Healthcare and Commerce are secondary priorities. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Raspberry Fields. Income tax is unheard of. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Gambling industry, followed by Beef-Based Agriculture and Uranium Mining.

Leather-clad individuals can be seen walking their slaves in public parks, protesters are up in arms over new nuclear power stations, Disposablepuppetland has designated Raspberry Fields as its capital city, and Fiend is one of the most popular forenames in Disposablepuppetland. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is crippling, and the police force struggles against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Disposablepuppetland's national animal is the Fiend, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the Runt.

Disposablepuppetland is ranked 29th in the region and 24,690th in the world for Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector.