The Join Lily of 187th Catgirl Division is a gargantuan, safe nation, remarkable for its prohibition of alcohol. The hard-nosed, devout population of 10.471 billion Join Lily have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 30.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Join Lily economy, worth 378 trillion Join Lilies a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Pizza Delivery, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 36,141 Join Lilies, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Teenagers are told they're not thinking about sex enough, getting an autograph has become harder than ever, all telephone traffic is monitored for 'national security reasons', and the government is seen to favor traditionalist religions. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. 187th Catgirl Division's national animal is the Join Lily, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

187th Catgirl Division is ranked 210,943^rd in the world and 5,293^rd in Suspicious for Highest Food Quality, scoring 11.13 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.