The Democratic States of Doc Noble is a massive, safe nation, notable for its public floggings, disturbing lack of elderly people, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 1.149 billion Doc Nobleans are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order, Administration, and Industry also on the agenda. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 44.6%.

The thriving Doc Noblean economy, worth 102 trillion dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Trout Farming, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 88,906 dollars, with the richest citizens earning 7.6 times as much as the poorest.

The elderly are killed softly with a song, pet owners must make a payment if their charges leave a deposit, wandering Doc Nobleans are known for their one-track minds, and enemy agents are generally eliminated with extreme prejudice. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Doc Noble's national animal is the beast, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Doc Noble is ranked 238,522^nd in the world and 3^rd in Puppetstorm for Largest Populations, with 1.15 billion capita.