The Democratic Republic of Cattstopia is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Herman Meowston with an even hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, keen interest in outer space, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 1.136 billion Cattstopians 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, Administration, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Calicoville. The average income tax rate is 43.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Cattstopian economy, worth 114 trillion Maus a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Basket Weaving, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 100,550 Maus, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

It is cheaper to die in the wilderness than to survive, foreign ambassadors closely guard their culinary secrets, the term cold case has taken on a very literal meaning, and Herman Meowston spends weekends doing the laundry of foreign leaders. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Cattstopia's national animal is the Cat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is The church of the Cat.

Cattstopia is ranked 9,323^rd in the world and 166^th in the West Pacific for Nicest Citizens, with 32.92 average smiles per day.