The United Kingdom of Puppet State 001 is a colossal, cultured nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape and public floggings. The hard-working, devout population of 2.501 billion Puppet State 001ians enjoy some of the most opulent lifestyles in the region, unless they are unemployed or working-class, in which case they are variously starving to death or crippled by easily preventable diseases.

The relatively small, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Spirituality. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.2%.

The strong Puppet State 001ian economy, worth 151 trillion pounds a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Automobile Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Pizza Delivery, Uranium Mining, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 60,624 pounds, with the richest citizens earning 8.4 times as much as the poorest.

Prison libraries are being replaced with interrogation chambers, a dictator has seized power and outlawed elections, a well-funded social safety net protects the unfortunate, and it is a crime to offend someone's religious beliefs. Crime is moderate, probably because of the absence of a police force. Puppet State 001's national animal is the Yippee, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Puppet State 001 is ranked 135,236^th in the world and 44^th in Astellaria for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 1,376.62 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.