The Republic of Catoga is a huge, safe nation, remarkable for its national health service, irreverence towards religion, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, democratic population of 574 million Catogans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 38.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Catogan economy, worth 29.2 trillion Catoes a year, is led by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Tourism, and Retail. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 50,857 Catoes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

The well-to-do in Gay are never on time for important appointments, guide dogs for the blind have been seen using government websites, students do more community service than homework, and the weather report is the prisoners' favourite programme. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Catoga's national animal is the Pirrilhuin, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Catoga is ranked 110,988^th in the world and 15^th in Gay for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 2,005.86 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.