The Dominion of Howzer is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Rudolph Winklehoffer with an even hand, and notable for its fear of technology, national health service, and stringent health and safety legislation. The quiet, industrious population of 1.317 billion Howzerians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of San Marno. The average income tax rate is 50.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Howzerian economy, worth 53.9 trillion Eastern Rupies a year, is led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Basket Weaving, and Arms Manufacturing. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 40,929 Eastern Rupies, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The skeletons of lost tourists litter the ground of the Great Howzerian Desert, the nation's police officers are famously miserable-looking, the police crack down on tax evaders without mercy, and the government has started a campaign to crack down on road rage and encourage alternate means of commuting. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Howzer's national animal is the penguin, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Howzer is ranked 246,944^th in the world and 1,100^th in Europeia for Highest Average Incomes, with 40,929.92 Standard Monetary Units.