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Largest Mining Sector: 5,206thFattest Citizens: 5,883rdLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 7,134th
The Puppet Walloper of
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Cliff
Influence
Superpower
Region
Civil Rights
Few
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Rare

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The Puppeteer

Population24.295 billion

CapitalRadio City
LeaderCliff

CurrencyPuppet
AnimalPuppet

The Puppet Walloper of The Puppeteer is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Cliff with an iron fist, and remarkable for its prohibition of alcohol, public floggings, and avowedly heterosexual populace. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 24.295 billion Puppeteerians 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 medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Radio City. The average income tax rate is 66.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Puppeteerian economy, worth a remarkable 2,991 trillion Puppets a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Gambling, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 123,149 Puppets, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.

It is still not known if the commander in chief outranks the supreme commander, citizens volunteer for tax audits to avoid the 80-page Practical Assessment Survey Tool On Religions, the Department of Health is snowed under by requests for crisper ciabatta and tenderer tagliatelle, and the hit new medical TV show "Home" prominently features the brand of painkiller the lead doctor is addicted to. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Puppeteer's national animal is the Puppet, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

The Puppeteer is ranked 149,033rd in the world and 1st in Phuket for Lowest Crime Rates, with 61.09 law-abiding acts per hour.

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Largest Mining Sector: 5,206thFattest Citizens: 5,883rdLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 7,134thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 7,474thLargest Populations: 9,024thLargest Cheese Export Sector: 12,288thLargest Gambling Industry: 13,363rdTop
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Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 15,493rdLargest Soda Pop Sector: 16,746thMost Subsidized Industry: 19,855thMost Devout: 19,944thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 23,289thMost Corrupt Governments: 25,507th

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : The Puppeteer's influence in Phuket fell from "Dominator" to "Superpower".
  • : The Puppeteer was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Rebellious Youth.
  • : The Puppeteer was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Efficient Economies and Most Rebellious Youth.
  • : The Puppeteer was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry.
  • : The Puppeteer's influence in Phuket fell from "Hegemony" to "Dominator".
  • : The Puppeteer's influence in Phuket fell from "Hermit" to "Hegemony".
  • : The Puppeteer's influence in Phuket rose from "Powerbroker" to "Hermit".
  • : The Puppeteer was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Subsidized Industry.
  • : The Puppeteer's influence in Phuket rose from "Eminence Grise" to "Powerbroker".
  • : The Puppeteer was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Publishing Industry and Most Rebellious Youth.

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