The Republic of Dark Side of the Moo is a colossal, socially progressive nation, ruled by Roger Gillmore with a fair hand, and renowned for its burgeoning Cows population. The hard-working, democratic, devout population of 3.017 billion Dark Side of the Mooans enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small government prioritizes Spirituality, with Welfare, Education, and Healthcare also on the agenda, while Industry and Environment are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Wish you were Hereford. The average income tax rate is 15.5%.

The Dark Side of the Mooan economy, worth 118 trillion Chocolate Milks a year, is led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Tourism, and Information Technology. Average income is 39,223 Chocolate Milks, with the richest citizens earning 5.1 times as much as the poorest.

Gun owners are skilled at everything except shooting, genetic researchers have been expelled, delivery truck companies use hospital parking lots to store 16-wheelers, and directors of low-budget sci-fi films are flocking to use Wish you were Hereford as a backdrop. Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Dark Side of the Moo's national animal is the Cows, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities, and its national religion is Vedulism.

Dark Side of the Moo is ranked 164,423^rd in the world and 6^th in Allied conservative Union for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 1,714.54 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.