The Protectorate of Cat471 is a colossal, genial nation, remarkable for its burgeoning Cat population. The democratic population of 3.466 billion Cat471ians 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 medium-sized, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 38.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Cat471ian economy, worth 96.7 trillion Mice a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Cheese Exports, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 27,889 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. Cat471's national animal is the Cat.

Cat471 is ranked 158,145^th in the world and 6,015^th in Osiris for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 360.56 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.