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The Dictatorship of Puppet State 329 is a colossal, efficient nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, absence of drug laws, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-working, democratic population of 4.244 billion Puppet State 329ians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The tiny, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Defense. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 8.3%.

The very strong Puppet State 329ian economy, worth 231 trillion marks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration, Woodchip Exports, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 54,486 marks, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 220,918 per year while the poor average 8,945, a ratio of 24.7 to 1.

The latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, the country's famous rainforests are being bulldozed by the mining industry, the tenet of free speech is held dear, and strange looking men with big red noses are found hiding behind bushes and inside dustbins. Crime is a problem. Puppet State 329's national animal is the horse, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Puppet State 329 is ranked 100,792^nd in the world and 28^th in Silly for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 1,872.33 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.