The Federal Republic of Cats claw is a colossal, socially progressive nation, ruled by President with an even hand, and remarkable for its national health service, keen interest in outer space, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 9.393 billion Cats clawians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Environment, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Catnipia. The average income tax rate is 90.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Cats clawian economy, worth 710 trillion Kois a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity. The industrial sector is solely comprised of the Book Publishing industry. Average income is 75,637 Kois, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The running costs of homeless shelters are so high that it would be cheaper to buy houses for the homeless, college athletes are arrested for selling lemonade, families waiting for delayed pipe installations hope daily for rain, and a new guerrilla marketing campaign for tap water involves government agents spraying random citizens with hose water. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Cats claw's national animal is the Speckled Lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Cats claw is ranked 116,811^th in the world and 5,538^th in Lazarus for Most Patriotic, with 13.58 flags saluted per person per day.