The RYLE X CYRIL AND CATALEYA of Puppet State 56 is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Kia Car with an iron fist, and notable for its public floggings, digital currency, and strictly enforced bedtime. The hard-working, cynical, devout population of 1.948 billion Kians 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 medium-sized, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kialand. The average income tax rate is 36.5%.

The powerhouse Kian economy, worth 136 trillion Heiliger Schwan Marks a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Gambling, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Automobile Manufacturing. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 70,101 Heiliger Schwan Marks, with the richest citizens earning 5.2 times as much as the poorest.

The "temporary replacement bus service" is now a permanent fixture, the government is a proud sponsor of the National Gaming Association, autopsies often involve only cursory examination, and Kia Car has been self-declared as the Most Supreme Magnificent Overlord of Everything You Ever Saw. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Puppet State 56's national animal is the Kia, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Puppet State 56 is ranked 179,475^th in the world and 10^th in Roses With Thorns for Fattest Citizens, with 9.65 Obesity Rate.