The Heroes of Catradora- is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Glimmer with an iron fist, and notable for its public floggings, otherworldly petting zoo, and strictly enforced bedtime. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 3.73 billion Catradora-ians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Etheria. The average income tax rate is 66.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Catradora-ian economy, worth 588 trillion marks a year, is broadly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Information Technology, Uranium Mining, Gambling, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an impressive 157,899 marks, with the richest citizens earning 5.3 times as much as the poorest.

The government's new 'Crime Can Fight Itself' policy appears to be backfiring rather badly, prime commercial land is being swamped with archaeological teams, illegal book-trafficking rings dominate the black market, and home invaders must be deterred with Wiffle bats. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Catradora-'s national animal is the cat, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Cards.

Catradora- is ranked 32,003^rd in the world and 5^th in Temporary Home for Smartest Citizens, with 46.59 quips per hour.