The Most Serene Republic of Catalibla is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by President Elsa Schwarzhafen with a fair hand, and notable for its public floggings, daily referendums, and absence of drug laws. The democratic population of 13.943 billion Cataliblans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Jenburg. The average income tax rate is 9.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Cataliblan economy, worth 818 trillion Swiss francs a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Pizza Delivery, and Tourism. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 58,669 Swiss francs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

The Catalibla Enquirer offers weekly cash prizes for 'most blasphemous song, story, or cartoon', the government has declined to declare any particular religion as its 'official' one, the best way to be heard in politics is to speak softly and carry a big comedy prop, and the nation has welcomed its expats back with open arms. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Catalibla's national animal is the dog.

Catalibla is ranked 234,510^th in the world and 9,202^nd in Lazarus for Most Corrupt Governments, with 0.88 kickbacks per hour.