The Yoke of Serious Problems is a behemoth, genial nation, ruled by Jurgen das Kiint with an even hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, anti-smoking policies, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 50.2 billion Serious Problemsians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 94.6%.

The powerhouse Serious Problemsian economy, worth a remarkable 4,347 trillion Bullions a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity. The industrial sector is solely comprised of the Book Publishing industry. Average income is 86,611 Bullions, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Procrastination is a national sport, the government has adopted a more thrifty attitude to administrating the country's needs, Jurgen das Kiint has just been declared ruler of Serious Problems in an international press conference, and civil servants spend most their time carrying out risk assessments for paper cuts. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Serious Problems's national animal is the virus, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Serious Problems is ranked 309,983^rd in the world and 1,639^th in the Plains of Perdition for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -26.11 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.