The Ouchy Spikes of Gridlock- is a mammoth, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its disturbing lack of elderly people, avowedly heterosexual populace, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, devout population of 6.634 billion Gridlock-ians 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 medium-sized, moralistic government is primarily concerned with Law & Order, with Administration, Education, and Healthcare also on the agenda, while Welfare receives no funds. The average income tax rate is 38.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Gridlock-ian economy, worth 400 trillion golds a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Woodchip Exports, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 60,325 golds, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government baselessly accuses foreign dignitaries of being assassins, power stations shutting down at night has made bedtime reading tricky, drug deals return to the streets as legions of undercover officers stalk the dark web, and prime real estate is devoted to wind farms and solar energy generators. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Gridlock-'s national animal is the dragon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Gridlock- is ranked 235,145^th in the world and 449^th in The Blades for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector, scoring -5.33 on the Pepperoni Propulsion Productivity Index.