Population | 7.374 billion |
Currency | card |
Animal | legendary |
The Incorporated States of NSC Puppet 9 is a colossal, efficient nation, renowned for its closed borders, daily referendums, and zero percent divorce rate. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 7.374 billion NSC Puppet 9ians 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, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 87.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The frighteningly efficient NSC Puppet 9ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,190 trillion cards a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 161,455 cards, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.
Business owners return from long vacations to find their factories have been turned into homeless shelters, the nation's ambassadors often conduct their business in jail cells, immigrant herding has become a national pastime, and many believe that Leader's head is big enough for the sun to orbit around it. 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 9's national animal is the legendary, which is also the nation's favorite main course.
NSC Puppet 9 is ranked 260,987th in the world and 1,268th in Two for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 19,697.6 Standard Monetary Units.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Following new legislation in NSC Puppet 9, many believe that Leader's head is big enough for the sun to orbit around it.
- : Following new legislation in NSC Puppet 9, immigrant herding has become a national pastime.
- : Following new legislation in NSC Puppet 9, the nation's ambassadors often conduct their business in jail cells.
- : Following new legislation in NSC Puppet 9, business owners return from long vacations to find their factories have been turned into homeless shelters.
- : Following new legislation in NSC Puppet 9, wilderness-dwelling hermits are surprised to find railway stations on their front doorsteps.
- : NSC Puppet 9 was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Developed.
- : Following new legislation in NSC Puppet 9, stolen Reuben sandwiches are met with detailed and thorough police investigations.
- : Following new legislation in NSC Puppet 9, teens reminisce about when birthdays weren't celebrated with a cool glass of cabbage juice and a slice of corn-cream topped millet cake.
- : Following new legislation in NSC Puppet 9, the nation's diplomats shake hands with those whose hands are drenched in the blood of innocents.
- : Following new legislation in NSC Puppet 9, the government keeps its thumb on the scales of justice.