The Social Democratic Kingdom of Catanthia is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by King Bailey with an even hand, and notable for its complete lack of prisons, unlimited-speed roads, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 13.955 billion Catanthians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Saint Moritz. The average income tax rate is 98.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Catanthian economy, worth a remarkable 2,536 trillion Glückliches a year, is highly specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 181,791 Glückliches, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Teenagers claim that morning paper rounds are performance art, beggars lack pockets for spare change, even secular Catanthians are shouting "Blessed are the cheesemakers!", and Brancaland has gifted over nine thousand putrid moose carcasses to Catanthia as a reminder of their "special relationship". Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Catanthia's national animal is the Siamese cat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Catanthia is ranked 23,392^nd in the world and 32^nd in Gay for Most Valuable International Artwork, with zero Bank.