The Republic of Epideme is a large, pleasant nation, remarkable for its burgeoning cat population. The hard-working population of 120 million Epidemeans 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 Defense, Law & Order, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 20.8%.

The Epidemean economy, worth 5.00 trillion planets a year, is led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration, Cheese Exports, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 41,660 planets, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Epideme's national animal is the cat.

Epideme is ranked 230,802^nd in the world and 1,922^nd in Eye for Most Cultured, scoring 64 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.