by Max Barry

Latest Forum Topics

Advertisement

Most Advanced Law Enforcement: 1,548thMost Subsidized Industry: 2,285thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 2,431st
The Second Best Colony of
Moralistic Democracy Ordinary Decent Hardworking People
2
Noah
Influence
Shoeshiner
Region
Civil Rights
Rare
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Some

Overview Policies People Government Economy Rank Trend Cards

Second Best Puppet 84

Population6.652 billion

LeaderNoah

Currencycard
Animallegendary

The Second Best Colony of Second Best Puppet 84 is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Noah with an even hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, keen interest in outer space, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, humorless, devout population of 6.652 billion Second Best Puppet 84ians 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 enormous, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 95.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Second Best Puppet 84ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,133 trillion cards a year, is led by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 170,349 cards, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

The backs of 'No Trespassing' signs were made for you and me, equality looks curiously unequal, Second Best Puppet 84ian soldiers know how to create single mothers in more ways than one, and libraries are replacing history books and classic novels with technical manuals and trades directories to match the nation's changing demands. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Second Best Puppet 84's national animal is the legendary, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Second Best Puppet 84 is ranked 102,934th in the world and 1,560th in Two for Most Stationary, with 414.01933919412 days.

Top
1%
Most Advanced Law Enforcement: 1,548thMost Subsidized Industry: 2,285thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 2,431stTop
5%
Largest Retail Industry: 4,477thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 5,216thMost Efficient Economies: 5,501stMost Devout: 5,697thHighest Average Tax Rates: 6,074thFattest Citizens: 7,095thLowest Crime Rates: 7,868thMost Advanced Public Transport: 7,926thLargest Welfare Programs: 7,955thLargest Governments: 8,016thMost Corrupt Governments: 9,132ndMost Advanced Public Education: 9,302ndLargest Black Market: 9,369thNudest: 10,248thMost Cultured: 12,108thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 12,291stMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 13,798thMost Developed: 14,513thLargest Mining Sector: 14,598thTop
10%
Highest Poor Incomes: 15,483rdHighest Average Incomes: 15,914thLargest Publishing Industry: 19,182ndHighest Economic Output: 25,603rdLongest Average Lifespans: 27,279thSmartest Citizens: 27,572nd
Top
1%
Highest Average Tax Rates: 4th in the regionLargest Governments: 6th in the regionMost Developed: 9th in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 9th in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 22nd in the regionTop
5%
Most Extensive Public Healthcare: 27th in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 35th in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 38th in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 56th in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 60th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 69th in the regionLargest Welfare Programs: 79th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 119th in the regionSmartest Citizens: 122nd in the regionTop
10%
Largest Populations: 136th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 161st in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 186th in the regionHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 240th in the regionMost World Assembly Endorsements: 252nd in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 84, libraries are replacing history books and classic novels with technical manuals and trades directories to match the nation's changing demands.
  • : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 84, Second Best Puppet 84ian soldiers know how to create single mothers in more ways than one.
  • : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 84, equality looks curiously unequal.
  • : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 84, the backs of 'No Trespassing' signs were made for you and me.
  • : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 84, teens are voting on which C-List pop star will be next to be evicted from the opera house.
  • : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 84, sex education has become an intricate maze of stick figures and complex metaphors.
  • : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 84, all fantasy fiction has officially been deemed non-canon.
  • : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 84, turnstile jumpers grow up to be tax cheats.
  • : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 84, matryoshka dolls resembling nested Death Stars are commonly sold.
  • : Following new legislation in Second Best Puppet 84, a milk bath costs more than bathing in money.

More...

Report