The Republic of Thunderpuppetempires201 is a very large, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its ban on automobiles, lack of airports, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-working population of 414 million Thunderpuppetempires201ians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Defense. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 15.1%.

The thriving Thunderpuppetempires201ian economy, worth 30.5 trillion Afriks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Arms Manufacturing, and Information Technology. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 73,647 Afriks, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 385,528 per year while the poor average 7,548, a ratio of 51.1 to 1.

Military pistols are more secure than the national treasury, acrimonious legal battles result during divorce proceedings, it isn't a secret plot without caviar and foie gras, and Leader's new door-knocking campaign has the sweet taste of success. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Thunderpuppetempires201's national animal is the Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Thunderpuppetempires201 is ranked 32,807^th in the world and 10^th in Puppetstorm for Greatest Rich-Poor Divides, with 51.08 Rich To Poor Income Ratio.