The Armed Republic of Kittiland is a small, safe nation, renowned for its keen interest in outer space, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 45 million Kittilandians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 12.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Kittilandian economy, worth 2.39 trillion kitties a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Trout Farming, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 53,152 kitties, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Doctors accused of having no heart reply that cardiology isn't their speciality, billions of kitties are being poured into a space program, search-and-rescue organisations are the biggest employer in the country, and people who have had childhood imaginary friends are told they can't ever be trusted with guns. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Kittiland's national animal is the Big Kitty, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Kittiland is ranked 265,995^th in the world and 2,530^th in the Pacific for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 11.99 Effective Tax Rate.