The Incorporated States of NSC Puppet 156 is a colossal, efficient nation, remarkable for its deadly medical pandemics, anti-smoking policies, and prohibition of alcohol. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 7.445 billion NSC Puppet 156ians 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, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Administration, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 92.8%.

The frighteningly efficient NSC Puppet 156ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,317 trillion cards a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Woodchip Exports, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an impressive 177,016 cards, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.0 times as much as the poorest.

The consent form for routine blood pressure measurement has been nominated for the 'Novel Of The Year' award, twins move across the country to avoid being accused of the other's crimes, the serf suggestion box would work better if more serfs were literate, and the mood of raunchy movies is often ruined by the sound of babies crying. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. NSC Puppet 156's national animal is the legendary, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

NSC Puppet 156 is ranked 3,741^st in the world and 14^th in Two for Largest Basket Weaving Sector, scoring 8,950.41 on the Hickory Productivity Index.