The Republic of Puppet State 275 is a colossal, socially progressive nation, notable for its burgeoning penguin population. The democratic population of 4.09 billion Puppet State 275ians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The medium-sized, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 20.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Puppet State 275ian economy, worth 96.9 trillion lire a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Gambling, and Basket Weaving. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 23,688 lire, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The tenet of free speech is held dear, surveillance cameras are banned, the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, and children are raised bilingual from an early age. Crime is well under control. Puppet State 275's national animal is the penguin.

Puppet State 275 is ranked 86,108^th in the world and 1^st in Fascist South for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 35.94 on the Bus Surprisal Index.