The Existential Crisis of Southern Gotham is a gargantuan, genial nation, renowned for its keen interest in outer space, free-roaming dinosaurs, and anti-smoking policies. The compassionate, democratic population of 16.287 billion Gothamens love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Salad City. The average income tax rate is 83.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Southern Gothamen economy, worth a remarkable 1,518 trillion doges a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism. Average income is 93,210 doges, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Teams of painters are converting road signs from horse lengths to kilometers, there's nothing more gay than bleeding for your nation, the nation's universities are often mistaken for foreign embassies, and group hugs break out during floor votes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Southern Gotham's national animal is the Platypus Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Southern Gotham is ranked 280,976^th in the world and 10,749^th in Balder for Most Corrupt Governments, with 0.64 kickbacks per hour.