The Republic of Thunderpuppetempires264 is a very large, genial nation, remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, state-planned economy, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, devout population of 361 million Thunderpuppetempires264ians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Education. The average income tax rate is 58.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Thunderpuppetempires264ian economy, worth 26.6 trillion Afriks a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient black market in Information Technology, Trout Farming, Tourism, and Arms Manufacturing. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 73,571 Afriks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The nation threatens sanctions on islands only visible at low tide, the army insists there is nothing gay about men in uniforms rolling in the mud, politicians accost strangers in the street to ask their problems, and the government spends more on chasing distant comets than on basic infrastructure. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Thunderpuppetempires264's national animal is the Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Thunderpuppetempires264 is ranked 272,462^nd in the world and 1,692^nd in Puppetstorm for Greatest Rich-Poor Divides, with 1.56 Rich To Poor Income Ratio.