The Tragic Sadness of Big Sad Lock is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Tragodia with an even hand, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, national health service, and compulsory military service. The compassionate, hard-working, devout population of 1.532 billion Big Sad Lockians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.
The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Crimson Troupe. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 23.1%.
The very strong Big Sad Lockian economy, worth 75.3 trillion Arts a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Uranium Mining, and Information Technology. Average income is 49,177 Arts, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 140,898 per year while the poor average 13,660, a ratio of 10.3 to 1.
They unpaved paradise and tore up a parking lot (ooh, bop bop bop), a niche industry catering to S&M enthusiasts has sprung up, it is typical to be greeted by a string of curse words in Big Sad Lockian restaurants, and pet owners make sure their dogs wear diapers. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Big Sad Lock's national animal is the Troupe, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.
Big Sad Lock is ranked 177,746th in the world and 4th in Crimson Troupe for Highest Average Incomes, with 49,177.69 Standard Monetary Units.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
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Big Sad Lock was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry.
- : Big Sad Lock changed its national capital to "Crimson Troupe", its leader to "Tragodia", and its nation type to "Tragic Sadness".
- : Following new legislation in Big Sad Lock, pet owners make sure their dogs wear diapers.
- : Following new legislation in Big Sad Lock, it is typical to be greeted by a string of curse words in Big Sad Lockian restaurants.
- : Following new legislation in Big Sad Lock, a niche industry catering to S&M enthusiasts has sprung up.
- : Following new legislation in Big Sad Lock, they unpaved paradise and tore up a parking lot (ooh, bop bop bop).
- : Following new legislation in Big Sad Lock, airport users are more worried about radiation than terrorism.
- : Following new legislation in Big Sad Lock, Leader has just been declared ruler of Big Sad Lock in an international press conference.
- : Following new legislation in Big Sad Lock, the recently unemployed can often be seen at the local homeless shelter.
- : Following new legislation in Big Sad Lock, the urban poor thumbs down the new hitchhiking ban.