The Incorporated States of NSC Puppet 159 is a colossal, efficient nation, renowned for its pith helmet sales, aversion to nipples, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 7.404 billion NSC Puppet 159ians 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, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 93.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient NSC Puppet 159ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,188 trillion cards a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 160,542 cards, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

NSC Puppet 159ians caught jaywalking often have their houses seized by the police, radiation is a hot topic, new urban roads are threatening city parks, and political parties are banned from advertising and receiving private donations. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. NSC Puppet 159's national animal is the legendary, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

NSC Puppet 159 is ranked 309,080^th in the world and 1,091^st in Two for Most Secular, with 2.38 Atheism Rate.