The Nation of Casscata is a massive, genial nation, ruled by The Trash Panda with an even hand, and notable for its free-roaming dinosaurs, keen interest in outer space, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, hard-working population of 3.713 billion Casscatians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Scata. The average income tax rate is 95.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Casscatian economy, worth 526 trillion Casscatan Dollars a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Cheese Exports. Average income is an impressive 141,851 Casscatan Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.9 times as much as the poorest.

Casscatian watches are often the only thing to survive a disaster intact, Animal Liberationists are regularly arrested, the volume of paperwork used to complete a single environmental assessment defeats the purpose, and it is illegal for police officers to carry out searches due to strict privacy laws. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Casscata's national animal is the Wombat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Faith.

Casscata is ranked 71,798^th in the world and 1,449^th in The North Pacific for Largest Basket Weaving Sector, scoring 4,023.98 on the Hickory Productivity Index.