The Republic of Catel Sago is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by Leander Washin with an iron fist, and notable for its smutty television, otherworldly petting zoo, and enslaved workforce. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 4.388 billion Catel Sagoans 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 medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Flanela. The average income tax rate is 96.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Catel Sagoan economy, worth a remarkable 1,390 trillion Cartéis a year, is broadly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Retail, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 316,976 Cartéis, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Mountain rescue missions can end with more people lost than found, the nation's most popular sport is sabotaging foreigners' hopes and dreams, money grows on trees, and Chekhov's guns are killing the entertainment budget. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Catel Sago's national animal is the Tigre de bengala, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Catan.

Catel Sago is ranked 2,920^th in the world and 145^th in The North Pacific for Lowest Crime Rates, with 131.64 law-abiding acts per hour.