The Republic of Puppet3 is a mammoth, safe nation, renowned for its restrictive gun laws. The democratic population of 8.703 billion Puppet3ians are known throughout the region for their efficiency and work ethic, as well as their general suspicion of leisure.

The medium-sized, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Welfare, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 20.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Puppet3ian economy, worth 334 trillion rubledollars a year, is led by the Soda Sales industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Retail, and Gambling. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 38,420 rubledollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Puppet3's national animal is the hawk.

Puppet3 is ranked 166,110^th in the world and 957^th in Star alpha phoenicis for Most Cultured, scoring 64 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.