The Second Best Colony of Second Best Puppet 122 is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Noah with an iron fist, and remarkable for its rum-swilling pirates, infamous sell-swords, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 6.607 billion Second Best Puppet 122ians 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, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 79.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Second Best Puppet 122ian economy, worth 974 trillion cards a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is extensive. Average income is an impressive 147,445 cards, with the richest citizens earning 5.0 times as much as the poorest.

Vile black smog from coal power plants has enveloped several major urban centres, citizens complain about a burning sensation after bathing, long queues are apparently signs of a well-run airport, and children use fake IDs to purchase candy. 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 122's national animal is the legendary, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Second Best Puppet 122 is ranked 9,997^th in the world and 159^th in Two for Lowest Crime Rates, with 101.11 law-abiding acts per hour.