The Republic of Low Meadows is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Karl Loll with a fair hand, and renowned for its national health service, daily referendums, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 21.701 billion Low Meadowsians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The tiny, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Public Transport. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Great Bend. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Low Meadowsian economy, worth a remarkable 2,991 trillion Kronor a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an impressive 137,867 Kronor, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 436,090 per year while the poor average 33,266, a ratio of 13.1 to 1.

Lines of trenches demarcate the nation's borders, the Low Meadowsian Babysitters Club has proven to be a huge relief to stressed-out parents across the nation, the nation's universities are often mistaken for foreign embassies, and cyber-crime and tin-foil hat sales are both increasing at record rates. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Low Meadows's national animal is the Osprey, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Low Meadows is ranked 4,225^th in the world and 4^th in Middle Earth for Lowest Overall Tax Burden, scoring 133.45 on the Hayek Index.