The Confederation of Cowland5 is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Chancellor Evangeline Holme-Grayson with an even hand, and notable for its rampant corporate plagiarism, vat-grown people, and ban on automobiles. The compassionate population of 39.686 billion Cowlandians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Cowtopolis. The average income tax rate is 92.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Cowlandian economy, worth a remarkable 6,387 trillion francs a year, is highly specialized and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 160,950 francs, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The threat of economic apocalypse brings out the best in people, minor code style errors dull the house edge, you can touch grass without leaving your computer, and residents of houses built on a foundation of wishful thinking are prone to an odd sinking feeling. Crime is totally unknown. Cowland5's national animal is the cow, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Cowland5 is ranked 21,374^th in the world and 28^th in Canada for Highest Average Incomes, with 160,950.21 Standard Monetary Units.