The Republic of Katmai is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its rum-swilling pirates, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The democratic population of 961 million Katmaians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tiger Lake. The average income tax rate is 21.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Katmaian economy, worth 78.2 trillion Kirins a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Cheese Exports, and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 81,404 Kirins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Escaped birthday balloons are torpedoed out of the sky, the government is continually probing the galaxy in search of alien life, hundreds of subterranean tunnels are being built as part of "Project Morlock", and the tenet of free speech is held dear. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Katmai's national animal is the Owlbear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Katmai is ranked 53,363^rd in the world and 685^th in the West Pacific for Most Beautiful Environments, with 671.48 pounds of wildlife per square mile.