The Cattery of Zinertia is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by An actual cat with an even hand, and remarkable for its state-planned economy, anti-smoking policies, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 28.704 billion Zinertians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, socially-minded morass — juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Cattertia. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Zinertian economy, worth a remarkable 6,633 trillion Zints a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is extremely specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 231,117 Zints, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

An actual cat has promised 'power to the puppies', it is said that the captain goes down with the ship but ecological protection goes up, lobotomies haven't been the same after the practice was severed, and some Zinertian athletes have defected to Blackacre after being denied the chance to compete in international sporting events. Crime is totally unknown. Zinertia's national animal is the CAT, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Zinertia is ranked 310,203^rd in the world and 11,843^rd in Lazarus for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -36.22 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.