The Federal Union of Catanian States is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Queen Sara I with an even hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, compulsory military service, and aversion to nipples. The compassionate, devout population of 14.334 billion Catanians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Fra Oula. The average income tax rate is 87.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Catanian economy, worth a remarkable 1,403 trillion Katliers a year, is quite specialized and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing and Tourism. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 97,935 Katliers, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

The entire entry for Catanian States in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the World reads 'mostly harmless', the state pays for care of easily preventable illnesses, radio shows frequently feature people denouncing religion, and Queen Sara I's exquisite office door is replaced monthly due to angry petitioners. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Catanian States's national animal is the lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Catanian Protestantism.

Catanian States is ranked 43,421^st in the world and 1^st in Union of Free and Independant States for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring 699.13 on the Clooney Contribution Index.