The State of Cat Scratch Fever is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by the Governor with a fair hand, and remarkable for its burgeoning deer population. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 31.61 billion Cat Scratch Feverians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized, outspoken government prioritizes Education, with Law & Order, Welfare, and Healthcare also on the agenda, while Spirituality isn't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Westminster. The average income tax rate is 22.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Cat Scratch Feverian economy, worth 932 trillion betales a year, is quite specialized and led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Retail, Book Publishing, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 29,503 betales, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

The latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, gambling is outlawed, Cat Scratch Fever has designated Westminster as its capital city, and The Governor has just been declared ruler of Cat Scratch Fever in an international press conference. Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Cat Scratch Fever's national animal is the deer.

Cat Scratch Fever is ranked 289,513^th in the world and 485^th in State for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 1,682.9 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.