The Second Best Colony of Second Best Puppet 178 is a colossal, orderly nation, ruled by Noah with an iron fist, and notable for its compulsory military service, aversion to nipples, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 6.627 billion Second Best Puppet 178ians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 92.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Second Best Puppet 178ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,104 trillion cards a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Woodchip Exports, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Automobile Manufacturing. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an impressive 166,740 cards, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.1 times as much as the poorest.

The children of Second Best Puppet 178 are often remarked upon for their cheery attitude to extreme violence, the nation burns bridges with neighbours who burn their rainforest, politicians that report exaggerated crowd sizes for their speeches are dismissed for being delusional, and scientists earn more grant money for reproducing old experiments than trying anything new. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Second Best Puppet 178's national animal is the legendary, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Second Best Puppet 178 is ranked 278,466^th in the world and 472^nd in Two for Most Beautiful Environments, with 6.47 pounds of wildlife per square mile.