The Independent State of New Catarina is a titanic, socially progressive nation, ruled by Triplíce Executiva do Estado with an iron fist, and renowned for its national health service, suspicion of poets, and stringent health and safety legislation. The cynical population of 10.873 billion Catarinenses are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Florianópolis Maior. The average income tax rate is 70.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Catarinense economy, worth a remarkable 1,143 trillion Reais a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 105,206 Reais, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Stores employing more than 100 employees are required to be at least twenty miles from any competitor, the nation has returned to more conventional warfare to slaughter its enemies, the main interest rates change daily based on the latest news story, and voting is compulsory. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. New Catarina's national animal is the Dolphin, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

New Catarina is ranked 43,297^th in the world and 25^th in Flanelistan for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 2,248.23 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.