The Incorporated States of Katz and Besthoff is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by Gustave Katz with an even hand, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, unlimited-speed roads, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 12.962 billion Katz and Besthoffians enjoy some of the most opulent lifestyles in the region, unless they are unemployed or working-class, in which case they are variously starving to death or crippled by easily preventable diseases.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lee Circle. The average income tax rate is 20.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Katz and Besthoffian economy, worth a remarkable 1,368 trillion Yendis a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 105,556 Yendis, with the richest citizens earning 5.0 times as much as the poorest.

The end of autumn is celebrated with a bonfire of designer bags, camera crews have accompanied conscripted dancers to film 'Marching On Ice', teenage male videogamers often suffer repetitive strain wrist injuries, and minority children spend hours bussing to schools miles away from home. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Katz and Besthoff's national animal is the Talking Ice-Cream Freezer, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Mercantilism.

Katz and Besthoff is ranked 152,111^th in the world and 11^th in New Orleans for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 2,005.28 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.