The United Federation of Casscata is a mammoth, genial nation, ruled by The Trash Panda with an even hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, frequent executions, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, hard-working population of 7.298 billion Casscatians 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 enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Scata. The average income tax rate is 96.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Casscatian economy, worth a remarkable 1,205 trillion Casscatan Dollars a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an impressive 165,232 Casscatan Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Frequent broken zippers have resulted in safety pins making a fashion comeback, new safety regulations require all cars manufactured in Casscata to be bombproof, a few people seem to spend their whole time complaining, and Scata moves with the times. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Casscata's national animal is the Wombat, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Faith.

Casscata is ranked 10,514^th in the world and 283^rd in The North Pacific for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring 1,660.82 on the Clooney Contribution Index.