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The United States of Puppet State 293 is a colossal, safe nation, renowned for its burgeoning wolf population. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 3.696 billion Puppet State 293ians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 22.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Puppet State 293ian economy, worth 129 trillion dollars a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Cheese Exports, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 35,038 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

The tenet of free speech is held dear, citizens are barcoded to keep track of their movements, genetic researchers have been expelled, and it is illegal to brush crumbs off your clothing outdoors. Crime is almost non-existent, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Puppet State 293's national animal is the wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Puppet State 293 is ranked 214,311^th in the world and 39^th in Silly for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -2.54 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.