The Democratic States of Katkasistan is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Kat Mandoo with an even hand, and notable for its unlimited-speed roads, otherworldly petting zoo, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, cheerful population of 25.337 billion Katkasistanians 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 relatively small government prioritizes Education, with Administration, Healthcare, and Environment also on the agenda, while Spirituality and Defense receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Chartreux. The average income tax rate is 76.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Katkasistanian economy, worth a remarkable 7,542 trillion Kats a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 297,670 Kats, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

The jails are alive with the sound of birdsong, foreign invaders are putting Katkasistanian lab rats out of a job, the urban poor thumbs down the new hitchhiking ban, and government expenses are beyond compare. Crime is totally unknown. Katkasistan's national animal is the Cat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Katkasistan is ranked 223^rd in the world and 5^th in the Rejected Realms for Most Cultured, scoring 678 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.