The Borderlands of Puppet State 232 is a colossal, efficient nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, irreverence towards religion, and suspicion of poets. The hard-working, democratic population of 3.592 billion Puppet State 232ians enjoy some of the most opulent lifestyles in the region, unless they are unemployed or working-class, in which case they are variously starving to death or crippled by easily preventable diseases.

The tiny, liberal, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 8.2%.

The very strong Puppet State 232ian economy, worth 195 trillion guilders a year, is led by the Soda Sales industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Furniture Restoration, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 54,335 guilders, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 204,501 per year while the poor average 10,069, a ratio of 20.3 to 1.

Tom and Jerry cartoons have cat and mouse resolving their problems with reasoned discussion, scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, surveillance cameras are banned, and the tools of the trade for landmine clearance appear to be copious amounts of gasoline and a box of matches. Crime is a serious problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Puppet State 232's national animal is the squirrel, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Puppet State 232 is ranked 66,963^rd in the world and 26^th in Silly for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 49,879.66 Standard Monetary Units.