The Second Best Colony of Second Best Puppet 163 is a colossal, orderly nation, ruled by Noah with an iron fist, and remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, prohibition of alcohol, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 6.702 billion Second Best Puppet 163ians 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 government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 80.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Second Best Puppet 163ian economy, worth 900 trillion cards a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Information Technology, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an impressive 134,336 cards, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.8 times as much as the poorest.

Record sales of 'child-whacking sticks' have been reported, the nation's industries are scrambling to switch to biodegradable plastics, the government has to take out its Visa to eliminate visas, and environmental officials dismiss uncontrolled wildfires burning down major cities as nature taking its course. 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 163's national animal is the legendary, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Second Best Puppet 163 is ranked 237,704^th in the world and 1,962^nd in Two for Safest, scoring 19.38 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.