The Republic of Cateis is a titanic, cultured nation, ruled by Lucy Reegan with an even hand, and remarkable for its national health service, absence of drug laws, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, devout population of 12.946 billion Cateisians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The large, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Knutsia. The average income tax rate is 52.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Cateisian economy, worth 661 trillion dollars a year, is quite specialized and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 51,058 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Future forecasters fearfully discuss grey goo and human obsolescence, a recent political speech drew the ire of nerds everywhere after the speaker claimed that Darth Vader was Harry Potter's father, Lucy Reegan is quite hard to get a hold of, and the musical cognoscenti insist the national anthem just isn't the same without a double contrabass flute. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Cateis's national animal is the Honey Bee, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Daylight.

Cateis is ranked 18,653^rd in the world and 2^nd in Nudeia for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 3,338.38 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.