The Republic of Severe Bastet is a mammoth, socially progressive nation, notable for its burgeoning cat population. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 7.986 billion Severe Bastetians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 14.1%.

The Severe Bastetian economy, worth 350 trillion debens a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Book Publishing, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 43,891 debens, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.7 times as much as the poorest.

The latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, history classes are mandatory for students, the government has adopted a more thrifty attitude to administrating the country's needs, and Leader has been known to threaten dissenting citizens with a machine gun at press conferences. Crime is moderate. Severe Bastet's national animal is the cat, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Severe Bastet is ranked 225,562^nd in the world and 3^rd in The Remnants for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 741.93 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.