The Colony of Rubicon Puppet 2 is a very large, safe nation, remarkable for its frequent executions, compulsory military service, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 496 million Rubicon Puppet 2ians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small, outspoken government is primarily concerned with Defense, with Welfare, Law & Order, and Education also on the agenda. The average income tax rate is 16.7%.

The strong Rubicon Puppet 2ian economy, worth 30.8 trillion Rubixons a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Information Technology, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 62,077 Rubixons, with the richest citizens earning 5.3 times as much as the poorest.

New safety regulations require all cars manufactured in Rubicon Puppet 2 to be bombproof, attempts to inform people about their unclaimed property are often mistaken for telephone scams, tourists soak their luggage in boiling water before unpacking, and anti-vaxxers claim that injected children are prone to psychotic breaks when they see the 'Queen of Diamonds' playing card. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control. Rubicon Puppet 2's national animal is the Cat.

Rubicon Puppet 2 is ranked 197,722^nd in the world and 16^th in Hells Lounge for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 31.1 on the Bus Surprisal Index.