The Armed Republic of Quow is a very large, orderly nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, ubiquitous missile silos, and zero percent divorce rate. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 319 million Quowis are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Defense, with Law & Order and Education also on the agenda, while International Aid and Public Transport receive no funds. The average income tax rate is 34.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Quowian economy, worth 11.3 trillion Queroes a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Woodchip Exports, and Furniture Restoration. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 35,305 Queroes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Middle-aged metal fans quite enjoy being called "rebellious youths" by even older politicians, lines at the bank stretch around the block as tellers struggle with basic arithmetic, the government has cut its subsidies for all special interest groups, and loss of the ability to speak is a common affliction of the elderly. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Quow's national animal is the Phoenix, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Quow is ranked 124,556^th in the world and 1^st in Bobwaynia for Fattest Citizens, with 10.4 Obesity Rate.