The United States of Puppet State 358 is a colossal, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its frequent executions, irreverence towards religion, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-working, democratic population of 4.243 billion Puppet State 358ians 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 tiny, liberal, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Healthcare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 8.3%.

The very strong Puppet State 358ian economy, worth 229 trillion dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Woodchip Exports, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 54,007 dollars, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 217,657 per year while the poor average 8,956, a ratio of 24.3 to 1.

A large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway, primary candidates are replaced if they fail to compliment Leader's hair, surveillance cameras are banned, and the death penalty has been reintroduced. Crime is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Puppet State 358's national animal is the bison, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Puppet State 358 is ranked 122,403^rd in the world and 8^th in Silly for Smartest Citizens, with 33.37 quips per hour.