The Republic of Catel Sago is a huge, cultured nation, ruled by Leander Washin with an iron fist, and notable for its compulsory military service, smutty television, and zero percent divorce rate. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 787 million Catel Sagoans are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic government prioritizes Defense, with Administration, Industry, and Healthcare also on the agenda, while International Aid and Spirituality aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Flanela. The average income tax rate is 64.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Catel Sagoan economy, worth 97.5 trillion Carteleses a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 123,951 Carteleses, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Squatters are reclaiming abandoned igloos, explicit slash fiction is repackaged for kindergarten kids as stories about friends cuddling friends, giggling teens are asked to put their mouths on rubber dolls, and motorists must pay to enter inner-cities during peak hours. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Catel Sago's national animal is the Tigre de Bengala, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Catel Sago is ranked 216,984^th in the world and 10,896^th in The North Pacific for Fattest Citizens, with 9.05 Obesity Rate.