The Secretariat of Sowerval is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by George Camden with a fair hand, and renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, sprawling nuclear power plants, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, humorless, devout population of 2.08 billion Sowervalians 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 minute, corrupt, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, is solely concerned with Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Providence. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Sowervalian economy, worth 370 trillion dollars a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Gambling, Soda Sales, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an impressive 177,996 dollars, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,088,477 per year while the poor average 12,811, a ratio of 85.0 to 1.

The government has been criticized for giving away Sowerval's territory to anyone who claims it, birth rates have hit an all-time low, it is typical to be greeted by a string of curse words in Sowervalian restaurants, and the government has to take out its Visa to eliminate visas. Crime, especially youth-related, is all-pervasive, probably because of the absence of a police force. Sowerval's national animal is the oriole, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Sowerval is ranked 2,374^th in the world and 1^st in Northhaven Accords for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector, scoring 7,911.62 on the Pepperoni Propulsion Productivity Index.