The Empire of Snowcat is a behemoth, cultured nation, ruled by Master with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, strictly enforced bedtime, and ritual sacrifices. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 50.342 billion Snowcatians 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 minute government, or what there is of one, is effectively ruled by the Department of Education, with Social Policy and Spirituality not funded at all. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 1.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Snowcatian economy, worth an astonishing 12,382 trillion Angsts a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Book Publishing, and Trout Farming. Average income is an amazing 245,961 Angsts, with the richest citizens earning 8.4 times as much as the poorest.

It turns out that trees grow on Angsts, what's in your genes matters more than what's in your jeans, genetic research is facing major headwinds, and citizens ask "how many crooks could a nunchuck hook if a nun had nunchucks too?". Crime is a serious problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Snowcat's national animal is the Salmon, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Snowcat is ranked 42,274^th in the world and 2^nd in The Furry Federation for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 4,158.83 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.