The Cattery of Zinertia is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by An actual cat with an even hand, and remarkable for its smutty television, digital currency, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 23.556 billion Zinertians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, liberal, socially-minded morass — juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Cattertia. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Zinertian economy, worth a remarkable 5,292 trillion Zints a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is extremely specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 224,669 Zints, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Physics lessons mostly involve talking about emotional management techniques, a government program is underway to revitalize Zinertia's beaches, burning twigs to keep warm while lost in the wild is now a felony, and town nameplates frequently raise giggles from passing tourists. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zinertia's national animal is the CAT, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Zinertia is ranked 1,461^st in the world and 70^th in Lazarus for Lowest Crime Rates, with 156.65 law-abiding acts per hour.