The Owls Kitchen Host of Owlograd is a huge, cultured nation, ruled by Chef Owl with a fair hand, and renowned for its daily referendums, rampant corporate plagiarism, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 862 million Owlogradians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Owls Kitchen. The average income tax rate is 80.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Owlogradian economy, worth 71.8 trillion Owls Kitchen Recipes a year, is quite specialized and mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Book Publishing. Average income is 83,340 Owls Kitchen Recipes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Economists claim no news is good news, discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation is illegal, the Owls Kitchen Women's Prison Choir now has a baritone section, and supervisors in Owlograd commonly tie bells on their necks to alert employees of their presence. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Owlograd's national animal is the Owl, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Owlograd is ranked 21,497^th in the world and 78^th in Europe for Highest Drug Use, scoring 110 on the Pineapple Fondness Rating.