The Second Best Colony of Second Best Puppet 23 is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Noah with an even hand, and notable for its closed borders, public floggings, and daily referendums. The hard-nosed, humorless, devout population of 6.764 billion Second Best Puppet 23ians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.
The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 91.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The frighteningly efficient Second Best Puppet 23ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,485 trillion cards a year, is broadly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Retail, Book Publishing, Woodchip Exports, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 219,554 cards, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.
The nation is automatically assumed to be the source of all unmarked weapons, EpiPen sales have skyrocketed, the nation grinds to a halt for afternoon tea, and all you have to do is pray to get into Second Best Puppet 23. 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 23's national animal is the legendary, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.
Second Best Puppet 23 is ranked 10,582nd in the world and 203rd in Two for Lowest Crime Rates, with 100 law-abiding acts per hour.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 23, all you have to do is pray to get into Second Best Puppet 23.
- : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 23, the nation grinds to a halt for afternoon tea.
- : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 23, EpiPen sales have skyrocketed.
- : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 23, the nation is automatically assumed to be the source of all unmarked weapons.
- : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 23, putting a mustache on a banknote is considered defacing a national monument.
- : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 23, the Second Best Puppet 23ian Tourism Bureau has described the abolition of coastal defences as a "kick to the groyne".
- : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 23, many citizens refuse to smile lest they reveal their gold fillings.
- : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 23, the populace harbors a fierce hatred of the metric system.
- : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 23, the government has cut its subsidies for all special interest groups.
- : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 23, clergy never mention brand names for fear of losing their government subsidies.
