The Republic of Swalep Covu is a gargantuan, orderly nation, renowned for its burgeoning sheep population. The hard-working, cynical population of 10.475 billion Swalep Covuans 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 relatively small, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 13.8%.

The strong Swalep Covuan economy, worth 565 trillion pesos a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Soda Sales, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 53,970 pesos, with the richest citizens earning 7.1 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is moderate, possibly because it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many regulations. Swalep Covu's national animal is the sheep.

Swalep Covu is ranked 108,683^rd in the world and 1^st in Ankh Morpork for Most Corrupt Governments, with 10.22 kickbacks per hour.