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The Second Best Colony of Second Best Puppet 171 |
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Category: Iron Fist Consumerists | ||
Civil Rights: Few |
Economy: Frightening |
Political Freedoms: Few |
Location: Two |
Regional Influence: Shoeshiner |
The Second Best Colony of Second Best Puppet 171 is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Noah with an iron fist, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, free-roaming dinosaurs, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 6.64 billion Second Best Puppet 171ians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."
The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 91.2%.
The frighteningly efficient Second Best Puppet 171ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,281 trillion cards a year, is fairly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Information Technology, Uranium Mining, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is an impressive 192,940 cards, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.2 times as much as the poorest.
For just a few extra cards Second Best Puppet 171ians can get new driving records with their new cars, the banshee wail foretells skies of death, recruitment posters proclaim the army to be both fabulous and fashionable, and workers have their fruitcake and eat it too. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Second Best Puppet 171's national animal is the legendary, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.
Second Best Puppet 171 is ranked 249,769th in the world and 2,137th in Two for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 16,978.73 Standard Monetary Units.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Second Best Puppet 171 was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Avoided and Most Advanced Public Education and the Top 10% for Most Developed, Highest Poor Incomes, and Most Scientifically Advanced.
- : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 171, workers have their fruitcake and eat it too.
- : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 171, recruitment posters proclaim the army to be both fabulous and fashionable.
- : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 171, the banshee wail foretells skies of death.
- : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 171, for just a few extra cards Second Best Puppet 171ians can get new driving records with their new cars.
- : Second Best Puppet 171 was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Valuable International Artwork.
- : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 171, boys who even ask about cheerleading are placed on the Sex Offenders Register.
- : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 171, exports of live cows arrive pre-roasted.
- : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 171, regional governors use national law books as toilet paper.
- : Second Best Puppet 171 was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry.