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The Maniacal Laugh of Muppet Uncle Deadly is a titanic, pleasant nation, ruled by the Phantom of the Muppet Show with an even hand, and notable for its ritual sacrifices, vat-grown people, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless population of 13.252 billion phantoms 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 medium-sized government prioritizes Healthcare, although Defense, Education, and Administration are also considered important, while Public Transport and International Aid are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Muppet Theatre. The average income tax rate is 26.7%.

The strong a phantom economy, worth 759 trillion applauses a year, is led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Furniture Restoration, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 57,310 applauses, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.3 times as much as the poorest.

Excessive wheelchair ramps on government buildings have been compared to theme park attractions, a rolling news ticker tape of disclaimers runs across the bottom of the screen on all TV shows, fruit market traders let their stock spoil rather than reduce their prices at the day's end, and scenic beaches are now protected by massive concrete walls. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Muppet Uncle Deadly's national animal is the critic, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Hamlet.

Muppet Uncle Deadly is ranked 315,549^th in the world and 29^th in The Muppet Show for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring -64.05 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.