The County of Katzenelnbogen is a gargantuan, pleasant nation, ruled by Horst Klöppel with an even hand, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, compulsory military service, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-working population of 25.88 billion Katzenelnbogeners are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The large, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Defense, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Katzenelnbogen. The average income tax rate is 36.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Katzenelnbogener economy, worth 884 trillion marks a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Woodchip Exports, and Automobile Manufacturing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 34,194 marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Katzenelnbogen has designated Katzenelnbogen as its capital city, abortion is only legal in unusual circumstances, Horst Klöppel has just been declared ruler of Katzenelnbogen in an international press conference, and a major religion has been named as Katzenelnbogen's national religion. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Katzenelnbogen's national animal is the eagle.

Katzenelnbogen is ranked 59,363^rd in the world and 2^nd in Cities for Largest Black Market, with 11.5 trillion Standard Monetary Units.