The People's Republic of Catis is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Roman Petrov with an even hand, and renowned for its rum-swilling pirates, sprawling nuclear power plants, and multi-spousal wedding ceremonies. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 3.308 billion Slavs enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The medium-sized, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Volsk. The average income tax rate is 66.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Slavs economy, worth 552 trillion Dinars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Retail, Automobile Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 167,157 Dinars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Truth is often impossible to tell from fiction on the evening news, signs at the border tell international drivers where they can put their cars, skateparks can be found in every city, and grinding bureaucracy has the international wheels of justice turning slowly. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Catis's national animal is the Cat, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Christianity.

Catis is ranked 9,787^th in the world and 463^rd in The North Pacific for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 412.57 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.