The Incorporated States of NSC Puppet 18 is a colossal, efficient nation, remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, aversion to nipples, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, humorless, devout population of 7.465 billion NSC Puppet 18ians 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 large, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 92.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient NSC Puppet 18ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,575 trillion cards a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Retail, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an amazing 211,025 cards, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Teach an angler how to phish and he can make a living, repurposed warships fire swag at company promotional events, declaring that "some kids are just born evil" is not endearing Leader to progressive thinkers, and bands of adventurers rove the countryside searching for monsters. 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 18's national animal is the legendary, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

NSC Puppet 18 is ranked 313,068^th in the world and 2,301^st in Two for Most Secular, with 1 Atheism Rate.