The Grand Duchy of Puppet State 284 is a colossal, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its ban on automobiles. The quiet, industrious population of 3.848 billion Puppet State 284ians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 22.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Puppet State 284ian economy, worth 131 trillion deniers a year, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Uranium Mining, and Retail. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 34,121 deniers, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

There's no such thing as a safe bet, foreign envoys that want to visit Puppet State 284 now have to navigate real minefields in addition to the political ones, they say that Leader's personal computer is full of naked pictures of the Emperor of Maxtopia, and harassment has been stamped out under the high-heeled jackboots of a matriarchy. Crime is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Puppet State 284's national animal is the kiwi.

Puppet State 284 is ranked 104,968^th in the world and 1^st in RWOT for Nicest Citizens, with 14.16 average smiles per day.