The United Socialist States of Puppet State 345 is a colossal, orderly nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 3.86 billion Puppet State 345ians 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, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 29.7%.

The Puppet State 345ian economy, worth 154 trillion francs a year, is quite specialized and led by the Pizza Delivery industry, with major contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Uranium Mining, and Gambling. Average income is 39,943 francs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.1 times as much as the poorest.

The entire entry for Puppet State 345 in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the World reads 'mostly harmless', scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, elections have been outlawed, and citizens are barcoded to keep track of their movements. Crime is moderate. Puppet State 345's national animal is the porpoise, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways.

Puppet State 345 is ranked 175,347^th in the world and 87^th in Silly for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 32.09 on the Bus Surprisal Index.