The Royal Commonwealth of Cowbridge is a huge, socially progressive nation, ruled by King William III with a fair hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 872 million Cowbridgeans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sardon. The average income tax rate is 66.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Cowbridgean economy, worth 93.7 trillion Cowbridgean Ducats a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Trout Farming. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 107,447 Cowbridgean Ducats, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

People who have had childhood imaginary friends are told they can't ever be trusted with guns, the Museum of Blackacrean War Crimes is located on "Blackacre Did Nothing Wrong Avenue", a nation-wide cull of foxes is in effect, and neighboring nations are tired of Cowbridge's big fish stories. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Cowbridge's national animal is the fox, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Cowbridge is ranked 40,889^th in the world and 1,934^th in The North Pacific for Largest Information Technology Sector, scoring 7,496.99 on the Fann-Boi Productivity Index.