The Non Human Democracy of Salad Catia is a huge, efficient nation, renowned for its frequent executions, compulsory military service, and ban on automobiles. The hard-nosed population of 815 million Salad Catians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Saladia. The average income tax rate is 31.5%.

The powerhouse Salad Catian economy, worth 94.2 trillion Memes a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 115,567 Memes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.1 times as much as the poorest.

A sophisticated government-sponsored breeding program creates normal people, the government seizes all major gold finds, the government considers it a sacred duty to video bikini-clad beach swimmers, and things are looking up for patients accidentally prescribed erectile dysfunction medication. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Salad Catia's national animal is the Salad Cat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Salad Catia is ranked 293,115^th in the world and 3^rd in Archipelago of Salad Cats for Fattest Citizens, with 5.7 Obesity Rate.