The Commonwealth of Cowbridge is a huge, cultured nation, renowned for its rampant corporate plagiarism, otherworldly petting zoo, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 462 million Cowbridgeans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, outspoken government prioritizes Education, with Healthcare, Welfare, and Industry also on the agenda. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sarbagne. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 42.4%.

The all-consuming Cowbridgean economy, worth 47.9 trillion Pacificals a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 103,725 Pacificals, with the richest citizens earning 8.6 times as much as the poorest.

For the sake of 'public interest' news programs tell viewers how to home-make Sarin gas bombs, straitjackets are a common religious garb, pro-life activists often lecture pregnant women undergoing routine prenatal screening, and snap elections are called over every minor impasse. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Cowbridge's national animal is the fox, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Cowbridge is ranked 41,585^th in the world and 2,484^th in The North Pacific for Least Corrupt Governments, with 93.86 Percentage Of Bribes Refused.