The Nation of Casscata is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by The Trash Panda with an even hand, and renowned for its national health service, daily referendums, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, devout population of 2.426 billion Casscatians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Scata. The average income tax rate is 84.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Casscatian economy, worth 343 trillion Dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 141,651 Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Coalition governments are essential to passing new laws, no cul-de-sac or trailer park is complete without a gambling parlor, organ donation is compulsory, and new "Commiserations! It's An Accident!" greetings cards for expectant mothers are selling surprisingly quickly. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Casscata's national animal is the Wombat, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Faith.

Casscata is ranked 146,287^th in the world and 3,244^th in The North Pacific for Most Corrupt Governments, with 3.52 kickbacks per hour.