The Second Empire of Catodiles is a colossal, genial nation, ruled by Phillip Catodileovich with an even hand, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, pith helmet sales, and ritual sacrifices. The compassionate, devout population of 4.236 billion Catodiles have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Pacost. The average income tax rate is 33.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Catodilean economy, worth 551 trillion Wooden Catodilo-frighs a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 130,205 Wooden Catodilo-frighs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

Grocery stores can be audibly identified by the giggling emerging from them, the nation's politicians are acknowledged as the most polite in the region to the dismay of comedians everywhere, aristocracy is given the bird and called out as a lark, and bin lorries have replaced birds as the source of the dawn chorus. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Catodiles's national animal is the Piranha, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways, and its national religion is Christianity.

Catodiles is ranked 186,699^th in the world and 927^th in Europeia for Most Cultured, scoring 64 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.