The Most Serene Republic of Captain Cat is a mammoth, safe nation, notable for its state-planned economy, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 7.949 billion Captain Catians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The medium-sized, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Healthcare, and Public Transport. The average income tax rate is 41.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but sluggish Captain Catian economy, worth 190 trillion Pennies a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient black market in Tourism, Cheese Exports, Information Technology, and Pizza Delivery. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 23,940 Pennies, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Captain Cat's national animal is the Penguin, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Captain Cat is ranked 247,614^th in the world and 1^st in America First for Nicest Citizens, with 9.76 average smiles per day.