The Protectorate of Cat425 is a colossal, safe nation, remarkable for its burgeoning Cat population. The democratic population of 3.491 billion Cat425ians 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 Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 45.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Cat425ian economy, worth 86.7 trillion Mice a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Soda Sales, Pizza Delivery, and Automobile Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 24,845 Mice, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Cat425's national animal is the Cat.

Cat425 is ranked 154,182^nd in the world and 7,532^nd in Osiris for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 72.8 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.