The Holy Empire of Kattoe is a massive, orderly nation, remarkable for its otherworldly petting zoo, ubiquitous missile silos, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 1.555 billion Kattoeans are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 81.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Kattoean economy, worth 212 trillion Marks a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is an impressive 136,711 Marks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Anti-government political posters adorn every building like wallpaper, this year's hottest fashion trend is the Lese Majeste collection, the gravy train is chugging along on a new track, and Kattoeans have become death, the destroyer of worlds. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Kattoe's national animal is the Weasel, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Kattoe is ranked 263,280^th in the world and 870^th in Concord for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 25,701.85 Standard Monetary Units.