The Dominion of Puppet17 is a titanic, pleasant nation, remarkable for its burgeoning puppet population. The hard-working population of 11.342 billion Puppet17ians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 21.7%.

The Puppet17ian economy, worth 463 trillion dollars a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Cheese Exports, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 40,823 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Puppet17's national animal is the puppet.

Puppet17 is ranked 157,089^th in the world and 1^st in Big order for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 991.13 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.