The Spooky Scary Nation of Kowai is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Kowai with an iron fist, and notable for its ritual sacrifices, compulsory military service, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 11.1 billion Kowaians 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, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Defense, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lakeside Amusement Park. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 28.4%.

The thriving Kowaian economy, worth 672 trillion deutsche marks a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Gambling. Average income is 60,551 deutsche marks, with the richest citizens earning 8.9 times as much as the poorest.

It is illegal to make racist remarks in public, Mr Happy's Funland has just been named Kowai's new capital, Kowai has been known to threaten dissenting citizens with a machine gun at press conferences, and open-heart surgery is taught in seminaries. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Kowai's national animal is the white rabbit and its national religion is Esoteric Cult of Violet.

Kowai is ranked 96,750^th in the world and 5,292^nd in Lazarus for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 1,574.48 on the Gilded Widget Scale.