The Catfish's Republic of Goshnia and Goshnigovina is a huge, safe nation, renowned for its state-planned economy, avant-garde cinema, and compulsory military service. The compassionate population of 621 million Goshnians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Reisa. The average income tax rate is 78.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Goshnia and Goshnigovinan economy, worth 39.0 trillion Goshniars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing and Uranium Mining. Average income is 62,749 Goshniars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Families are left homeless as entire suburbs are bulldozed on the whim of tribal chiefs, sales of disinfectant wipes have skyrocketed, citizens are permitted to carry concealed handguns, and sales of trenchcoats are on the rise. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Goshnia and Goshnigovina's national animal is the Catfish, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Goshnia and Goshnigovina is ranked 9,846^th in the world and 336^th in The Communist Bloc for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 4,916.86 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.