The Federal Republic of Scatia is a very large, genial nation, remarkable for its irreverence towards religion, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The democratic population of 132 million Scatians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The enormous, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 66.8%.

The sizeable but inefficient Scatian economy, worth 5.52 trillion scats a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Cheese Exports, and Automobile Manufacturing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 41,820 scats, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.

Ticket touts are blamed for the downfall of communism, Eau de Trashcan has become a wildly popular perfume, radio shows frequently feature people denouncing religion, and doctors are encouraged to 'pull the plug' any time the government has a budget crisis. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Scatia's national animal is the cat.

Scatia is ranked 146,670^th in the world and 165^th in Democratic Socialist Assembly for Highest Food Quality, scoring 15.89 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.