The Incorporated States of NSC Puppet 157 is a colossal, cultured nation, renowned for its avowedly heterosexual populace, ritual sacrifices, and parental licensing program. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 7.66 billion NSC Puppet 157ians 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, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 87.8%.

The frighteningly efficient NSC Puppet 157ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,593 trillion cards a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an amazing 208,015 cards, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 618,498 per year while the poor average 54,849, a ratio of 11.3 to 1.

Sales of trenchcoats are on the rise, banana distribution among collective farm workers is an important topic in public discourse, possession of tomato seeds with intent to garden is a criminal offence, and the local custom of Biking With The Cars sends tourists home bemused or in body-bags. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. NSC Puppet 157's national animal is the legendary, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

NSC Puppet 157 is ranked 10,368^th in the world and 478^th in Two for Largest Black Market, with 581 trillion Standard Monetary Units.