The Colony of Catsia is a huge, safe nation, renowned for its frequent executions, ban on automobiles, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 281 million Catsians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 30.4%.

The Catsian economy, worth 15.1 trillion slow blinks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Book Publishing, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 53,737 slow blinks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.5 times as much as the poorest.

There's no representation without taxation, bouncers at the door of the sweet shop warn five-year-olds not to cause trouble, home renovation shows are increasingly popular, and the Catsian basket weaving sector is on the brink of collapse as cheap imports flood the market. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Catsia's national animal is the human, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Catsia is ranked 93,172^nd in the world and 534^th in 10000 Islands for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 2,190.68 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.