The Republic of Sad hops is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by Ronald mcdonald with an iron fist, and remarkable for its compulsory military service, lack of airports, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 2.377 billion Sad hopsians are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order and Industry are also considered important, while International Aid and Welfare aren't funded at all. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 21.2%.

The all-consuming Sad hopsian economy, worth 217 trillion ideals a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is frequent. Average income is 91,702 ideals, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 362,742 per year while the poor average 15,682, a ratio of 23.1 to 1.

The doctor has cold hands, corporate executives continue to enjoy generous tax benefits while the public is taxed to the hilt, modesty is treated with the side-eye, and the only place where one can see the Sad hopsian cherry tree is in a museum. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low, thanks to a well-funded police force. Sad hops's national animal is the cat, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Sad hops is ranked 241,368^th in the world and 13,016^th in Lazarus for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector, scoring -5.6 on the Pepperoni Propulsion Productivity Index.