The Second Empire of Dushina is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Tsar Fluff the First with an iron fist, and remarkable for its free-roaming dinosaurs, unlimited-speed roads, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 6.113 billion Cats are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, although Education, Industry, and Administration are also considered important, while Spirituality receives no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Katzé. The average income tax rate is 98.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Kitten economy, worth a remarkable 3,063 trillion Sliver Kittianias a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched, broadly diversified black market in Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Book Publishing. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is a breathtaking 501,120 Sliver Kittianias, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Brains have been removed from lists of best brain foods, children who display even minimal sporting aptitude are immediately assigned a personal trainer, child labor has been outlawed, and families waiting for delayed pipe installations hope daily for rain. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Dushina's national animal is the Ringed Teal, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Dushinan Catism.

Dushina is ranked 282,161^st in the world and 3,833^rd in the Pacific for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 23.38 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.