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The Colony of Puppet State 272 is a colossal, socially progressive nation, renowned for its irreverence towards religion and absence of drug laws. The hard-working, cynical population of 3.65 billion Puppet State 272ians are proud of their wide-ranging civil freedoms, and those who aren't tend to be dragged off the streets by men in dark suits and hustled into cars with tinted windows.

The medium-sized, liberal, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Healthcare, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 29.1%.

The Puppet State 272ian economy, worth 140 trillion pesos a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Soda Sales, Cheese Exports, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 38,512 pesos, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.7 times as much as the poorest.

Surveillance cameras are banned, a well-funded social safety net protects the unfortunate, scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, and older citizens lament over the loss of law and order. Crime is moderate. Puppet State 272's national animal is the penguin.

Puppet State 272 is ranked 289,942^nd in the world and 53^rd in Silly for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring -36.06 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.