The Protectorate of Cat345 is a colossal, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its state-planned economy, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The democratic population of 3.901 billion Cat345ians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The large, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 53.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish Cat345ian economy, worth 77.9 trillion Mice a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient black market in Woodchip Exports, Cheese Exports, Book Publishing, and Soda Sales. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 19,977 Mice, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Cat345's national animal is the Cat.

Cat345 is ranked 304,041^st in the world and 12,687^th in Osiris for Highest Average Incomes, with 19,977.47 Standard Monetary Units.