The Tragic Music of Wandering Puppet is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Tragodia with an iron fist, and notable for its public floggings, frequent executions, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 1.488 billion Wandering Puppetians are free to succeed or fail in life on their own merits; the successful tend to enjoy an opulent (but moralistic) lifestyle, while the failures can be seen crowding out most jails.

The relatively small government prioritizes Law & Order, although Administration, Defense, and Industry are also considered important, while Spirituality and Welfare are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Crimson Troupe. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 13.7%.

The very strong Wandering Puppetian economy, worth 87.8 trillion Performances a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with significant contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Basket Weaving, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 59,003 Performances, with the richest citizens earning 7.8 times as much as the poorest.

The nation's faithful often say there is a higher power watching over them, modelling agencies send their clients to work in nursing homes, people are turning themselves into worm food, and some say that Tragodia can't handle the truth but can handle truth-seekers. Crime is relatively low, thanks to a well-funded police force. Wandering Puppet's national animal is the Prop Department.

Wandering Puppet is ranked 58,629^th in the world and 3^rd in Crimson Troupe for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 4,363.98 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.