The People's Republic of Puppet State 200 is a colossal, socially progressive nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, irreverence towards religion, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 3.516 billion Puppet State 200ians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The tiny, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 6.1%.

The strong Puppet State 200ian economy, worth 203 trillion rupees a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Furniture Restoration, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 57,846 rupees, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 334,193 per year while the poor average 4,777, a ratio of 70.0 to 1.

Scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, TV shows must meet strict ethnicity quotas, the tenet of free speech is held dear, and escaped birthday balloons are torpedoed out of the sky. Crime is a serious problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Puppet State 200's national animal is the cobra, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Puppet State 200 is ranked 313,787^th in the world and 98^th in Silly for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 6.14 Effective Tax Rate.