The Republic of Hay-Stuffed Puppet is a huge, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 545 million Hay-Stuffed Puppetians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small government prioritizes Welfare, with Education, Healthcare, and Defense also on the agenda, while Spirituality and Environment aren't funded at all. The average income tax rate is 9.9%.

The Hay-Stuffed Puppetian economy, worth 25.8 trillion minihayfields a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Arms Manufacturing, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 47,301 minihayfields, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.0 times as much as the poorest.

Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low. Hay-Stuffed Puppet's national animal is the F7thing, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Hay-Stuffed Puppet is ranked 5,327^th in the world and 1^st in Kephria for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 6,522.87 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.