The Indipendent Republic of Catabia is a titanic, orderly nation, ruled by Giacomo Bezzecchi with an iron fist, and renowned for its frequent executions, flagrant waste-dumping, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 11.932 billion Catabians are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The relatively small, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Welfare, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Niveia. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 16.0%.

The very strong Catabian economy, worth 789 trillion Jumas a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Retail, Information Technology, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 66,184 Jumas, with the richest citizens earning 8.4 times as much as the poorest.

Corrupt industrial practices are spreading like a plague, the "war on terror" doesn't seem to be making Catabians any less frightened, several citizens have complained about scientists abducting their pets for experimentation, and Catabians believe manners maketh the leader. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Catabia's national animal is the Setter.

Catabia is ranked 58,997^th in the world and 3^rd in Jumanji for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector, scoring 3,349.65 on the Pepperoni Propulsion Productivity Index.