The Republic of The card puppet is a titanic, safe nation, notable for its frequent executions. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 11.119 billion card puppetians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Education. The average income tax rate is 24.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but underdeveloped card puppetian economy, worth 323 trillion cards a year, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Automobile Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 29,068 cards, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The card puppet has designated The card puppet City as its capital city, a major religion has been named as The card puppet's national religion, baby dolls thrown in the trash are a leading cause of panic attacks, and Leader has just been declared ruler of The card puppet in an international press conference. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The card puppet's national animal is the card, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

The card puppet is ranked 107,602^nd in the world and 1,385^th in The catholic military orders for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 2,095.09 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.