The Colony of Rubicon Puppet 2 is a tiny, socially progressive nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 10 million Rubicon Puppet 2ians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small, outspoken government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order, Welfare, and Education also on the agenda. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 16.1%.

The strong Rubicon Puppet 2ian economy, worth 585 billion Rubixons a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Pizza Delivery, and Information Technology. Average income is 58,530 Rubixons, with the richest citizens earning 6.1 times as much as the poorest.

People stand their fridges back-to-front to benefit from the free heating, phenotypic plasticity is a struggle for sealife in polluted waters, almost half of the child population live rough on the streets, and towns are often run by puppets. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Rubicon Puppet 2's national animal is the Cat, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Rubicon Puppet 2 is ranked 170,857^th in the world and 5^th in Cavatakia for Lowest Crime Rates, with 59.18 law-abiding acts per hour.