The Protectorate of Cat449 is a colossal, safe nation, remarkable for its burgeoning Cat population. The democratic population of 3.416 billion Cat449ians 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 39.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Cat449ian economy, worth 93.2 trillion Mice a year, is led by the Pizza Delivery industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 27,278 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. Cat449's national animal is the Cat.

Cat449 is ranked 172,151^st in the world and 7,759^th in Osiris for Most Cultured, scoring 64 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.