The New Veronian Province of Frankencat is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by Governer Alexander with a fair hand, and remarkable for its public floggings, pith helmet sales, and state-planned economy. The hard-nosed, democratic, humorless, devout population of 1.038 billion Frankencatians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large, corrupt, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Fort Romanus. The average income tax rate is 72.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Frankencatian economy, worth 118 trillion New Veronian Shillings 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 large, well-organized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Beef-Based Agriculture, Uranium Mining, and Furniture Restoration. 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 an impressive 113,955 New Veronian Shillings, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

An aboriginal talking stick is used for leaders' debates at election time, the poor are often seen pale and dizzy after selling their blood to make ends meet, government officials sit helplessly as they are labelled 'Pompous Womples' by celebrities, and major cities are suffering under water rationing. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Frankencat's national animal is the Gray Wolf, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Frankencat is ranked 323,077^th in the world and 272^nd in The League for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring -194.8 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.