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The Republic of Cat Toaster

“Unit #153”

Category: Moralistic Democracy
Civil Rights:
Few
Economy:
Good
Political Freedoms:
Below Average

Regional Influence: Sprat

Location: Danish Wonderland

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Cat Toaster

Population155 million

CurrencyBattle
AnimalCats

The Republic of Cat Toaster is a very large, safe nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, ban on automobiles, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed population of 155 million Cat Toasterians 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, Defense, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 34.7%.

The Cat Toasterian economy, worth 5.69 trillion Battles a year, is led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Uranium Mining, and Trout Farming. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 36,739 Battles, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 112,423 per year while the poor average 9,299, a ratio of 12.1 to 1.

The path to inner peace is paved with state-mandated punishment, wrongful arrests abound as 'criminals' blame the guy next to them, racial supremacists indulge their wildest fantasies in cinemas and theatres across the nation, and the law forbids arson, murder, and low-quality cheese. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Cat Toaster's national animal is the Cats, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Cat Toaster is ranked 25,830th in the world and 317th in Danish Wonderland for Safest, scoring 111 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.

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Most Pacifist: 19,711thSafest: 25,830th
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5%
Largest Retail Industry: 74th in the regionMost Pacifist: 138th in the regionTop
10%
Greatest Rich-Poor Divides: 197th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Cat Toaster, the law forbids arson, murder, and low-quality cheese.
  • : Following new legislation in Cat Toaster, racial supremacists indulge their wildest fantasies in cinemas and theatres across the nation.
  • : Cat Toaster was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Safest.
  • : Following new legislation in Cat Toaster, wrongful arrests abound as 'criminals' blame the guy next to them.
  • : Following new legislation in Cat Toaster, the path to inner peace is paved with state-mandated punishment.
  • : Following new legislation in Cat Toaster, five-year-olds chanting "Little Miss Muffet" are accused of bullying arachnophobes.
  • : Following new legislation in Cat Toaster, black market eau de toilette is made in bathroom labs across the nation.
  • : Following new legislation in Cat Toaster, acute politicians deride opposition members for being obtuse.
  • : Following new legislation in Cat Toaster, women across the country are tying the knot.
  • : Following new legislation in Cat Toaster, eating kids as food has been enshrined in law.

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