The Protectorate of Puppet State Cool is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its digital currency, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 3.701 billion Puppet State Coolians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 21.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Puppet State Coolian economy, worth 163 trillion dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Cheese Exports industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Retail. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 44,072 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

All gamers have been drafted into the military despite their lack of upper body strength, small shoes often wash up on the beach, school lessons are constantly interrupted by 'teacher needs a break' time, and kids feel more beat up than ever after a hard day at school. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Puppet State Cool's national animal is the falcon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Puppet State Cool is ranked 115,951^st in the world and 1^st in Roses With Thorns for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 688.81 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.