The Sultanate of Puppet State 243 is a colossal, safe nation, renowned for its burgeoning cobra population. The hard-nosed population of 3.485 billion Puppet State 243ians 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 large, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 38.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Puppet State 243ian economy, worth 96.6 trillion deniers a year, is quite specialized and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 27,723 deniers, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Harry Potter books are banned, a cat may look at a king and a dude can look at an ass, organ donation is compulsory, and commercial jingles have been ham-handedly forced into world renowned symphonies. Crime is almost non-existent, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Puppet State 243's national animal is the cobra.

Puppet State 243 is ranked 127,404^th in the world and 8^th in Silly for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 38.03 Effective Tax Rate.