The Empire of Gowda is a colossal, orderly nation, ruled by Gowda with an iron fist, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, anti-smoking policies, and strictly enforced bedtime. The compassionate, cynical population of 4.868 billion Gowdans are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Gowdan Naadu. The average income tax rate is 95.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Gowdan economy, worth 810 trillion Gowds a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 166,595 Gowds, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Cloud nine refers to the top floor of skyscrapers, civil servants refuse to enforce government regulations for fear of wider economic impact, having only one wallet stolen in a day is considered a cause for celebration, and tax rises are attributed to divine will. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Gowda's national animal is the Lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Hinduism.

Gowda is ranked 35,013^th in the world and 1,304^th in Osiris for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 25,589.66 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.