by Max Barry

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Most Conservative: 13,248thLargest Welfare Programs: 17,460thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 20,275th
The Republic of
Moralistic Democracy
NC Puppet
Influence
Apprentice
Region
Civil Rights
Unheard Of
Economy
All-Consuming
Political Freedom
Below Average

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Generic Puppet Name

Population901 million

CurrencyCoin
AnimalAnimal

The Republic of Generic Puppet Name is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its public floggings, compulsory military service, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate population of 901 million Generic Puppet Nameans are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The large, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Defense. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 46.8%.

The all-consuming Generic Puppet Namean economy, worth 70.6 trillion Coins a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Furniture Restoration, and Tourism. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 78,396 Coins, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 257,937 per year while the poor average 17,854, a ratio of 14.4 to 1.

National park visitors are reporting a rash of poison ivy sightings, Animal Liberationists are regularly arrested, invasive drug testing is now performed at elementary school sports days, and slow dancing is made trickier when Auntie Edna insists on standing between the couple's arms. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Generic Puppet Name's national animal is the Animal, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Generic Puppet Name is ranked 326,987th in the world and 262nd in Charleslandia for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -15.1 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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Most Conservative: 13,248thTop
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Largest Welfare Programs: 17,460thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 20,275thBest Weather: 21,346thMost Compassionate Citizens: 22,804thHealthiest Citizens: 24,032ndLargest Information Technology Sector: 24,146thLongest Average Lifespans: 26,307th
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Healthiest Citizens: 2nd in the regionTop
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Largest Information Technology Sector: 4th in the regionLargest Welfare Programs: 5th in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 6th in the regionMost Conservative: 7th in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 12th in the regionBest Weather: 13th in the regionTop
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Most Accessible: 17th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Generic Puppet Name, slow dancing is made trickier when Auntie Edna insists on standing between the couple's arms.
  • : Following new legislation in Generic Puppet Name, invasive drug testing is now performed at elementary school sports days.
  • : Following new legislation in Generic Puppet Name, Animal Liberationists are regularly arrested.
  • : Following new legislation in Generic Puppet Name, national park visitors are reporting a rash of poison ivy sightings.
  • : Following new legislation in Generic Puppet Name, citizens cannot change their light bulbs without approval from an international committee.
  • : Generic Puppet Name was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Accessible.
  • : Following new legislation in Generic Puppet Name, the entire entry for Generic Puppet Name in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the World reads 'mostly harmless'.
  • : Following new legislation in Generic Puppet Name, counselors diagnose their clients with motherboard complexes.
  • : Following new legislation in Generic Puppet Name, politicians constantly ring their voters to remind them how good a job they're doing.
  • : Following new legislation in Generic Puppet Name, soldiers on first dates introduce themselves only by their ranks and serial numbers.

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