The Protectorate of Cat487 is a colossal, safe nation, remarkable for its hatred of cheese. The democratic population of 3.542 billion Cat487ians 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 41.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Cat487ian economy, worth 93.7 trillion Mice a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Pizza Delivery industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Gambling. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 26,455 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. Cat487's national animal is the Cat.

Cat487 is ranked 68,501^st in the world and 3,547^th in Osiris for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 1,784.08 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.