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The Second Best Colony of Second Best Puppet 153 |
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Category: Moralistic Democracy | ||
Civil Rights: Some |
Economy: Frightening |
Political Freedoms: Some |
Location: Two |
Regional Influence: Shoeshiner |
The Second Best Colony of Second Best Puppet 153 is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Noah with an even hand, and notable for its deadly medical pandemics, infamous sell-swords, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless, devout population of 6.531 billion Second Best Puppet 153ians 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, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 82.6%.
The frighteningly efficient Second Best Puppet 153ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,296 trillion cards a year, is broadly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Uranium Mining. Average income is an impressive 198,543 cards, with the richest citizens earning 8.5 times as much as the poorest.
The nation's ambassadors often conduct their business in jail cells, government negotiators never forget to say "pretty please" when begging for custody of its criminals, five-year-olds who refuse to line up on command get gold stars, and crime is on the rise as DNA sampling has been all but outlawed. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Second Best Puppet 153's national animal is the legendary, which is also the nation's favorite main course.
Second Best Puppet 153 is ranked 102,866th in the world and 1,492nd in Two for Most Stationary, with 414.0222350256 days.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 153, crime is on the rise as DNA sampling has been all but outlawed.
- : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 153, five-year-olds who refuse to line up on command get gold stars.
- : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 153, government negotiators never forget to say "pretty please" when begging for custody of its criminals.
- : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 153, the nation's ambassadors often conduct their business in jail cells.
- : Second Best Puppet 153 was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Advanced Public Transport.
- : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 153, historic buildings are being demolished to allow for road-widening in the city centre.
- : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 153, voters must frequently select what they view as the lesser of two evils on the ballot.
- : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 153, the nation's diplomats shake hands with those whose hands are drenched in the blood of innocents.
- : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 153, the education system has gotten a recent boost in spending.
- : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 153, nine-year-olds' chat logs are scoured for evidence of radicalization.