The United Socialist States of Katyunon is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Samston Whitehall with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, hatred of cheese, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 4.973 billion Katyunions enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Katyunite. The average income tax rate is 88.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Katyunonian economy, worth 512 trillion Klars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 103,100 Klars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Guide dogs for the blind have been seen using government websites, cane fights are a common sight in nursing homes, companies struggle to cover for the hordes of employees on parental leave, and flight attendants rip down curtains with revolutionary fervor. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Katyunon's national animal is the Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Katyunon is ranked 263,190^th in the world and 10,039^th in The East Pacific for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -27.3 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.