The Join Lily of 158th Catgirl Division is a gargantuan, safe nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape and stringent health and safety legislation. The quiet, industrious population of 10.447 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, Law & Order, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 26.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Join Lily economy, worth 395 trillion Join Lilies a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Pizza Delivery, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 37,879 Join Lilies, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Elderly prisoners with severe dementia are reminded hourly that they are evil people by helpful nurse-wardens, government employees have reverted to carrier pigeon due to never-ending virus scans, plain-clothes police officers follow Dàguó tourists everywhere they go, and couples kissing on the street are detained for 'unlawful exchange of genetic material'. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. 158th Catgirl Division's national animal is the Join Lily, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

158th Catgirl Division is ranked 266,480^th in the world and 8^th in The Western Black Sea for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -9.11 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.